Asketum Branch (Tyndall Branch tributary)
River in Delaware, United States
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Asketum Branch is a 2.23 mi (3.59 km) long 1st order tributary to Tyndall Branch, in Sussex County, Delaware.
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
SourceShoal Branch divide
| Asketum Branch Tributary to Tyndall Branch | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Shoal Branch divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles southeast of Jones Crossroads |
| • coordinates | 38°36′01″N 075°26′10″W[1] |
| • elevation | 54 ft (16 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Tyndall Branch |
• location | about 0.5 miles north of Hardscrabble |
• coordinates | 38°37′24″N 075°28′41″W[1] |
• elevation | 30 ft (9.1 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.23 mi (3.59 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 3.13 square miles (8.1 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 2.75 cu ft/s (0.078 m3/s) at mouth with Tyndall Branch[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | northwest |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Hardscrabble Road E Trap Pond Road James Road Hardscrabble Road Beaver Dam Branch |
Course
Asketum Branch rises on the Shoal Branch divide about 0.25 miles southeast of Jones Crossroads in Sussex County, Delaware. Asketum Branch then flows northwest to meet Tyndall Branch about 0.5 miles north of Hardscrabble.[2]
Watershed
Asketum Branch drains 3.13 square miles (8.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 665.35 and is about 10.35% forested.[4]