Toms Dam Branch
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| Toms Dam Branch Tributary to Gum Branch | |
|---|---|
  Location of Toms Dam Branch mouth  Toms Dam Branch (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Kent-Sussex Line Branch divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles south of Staytonville, Delaware[1] |
| • coordinates | 38°50′32″N 075°30′48″W / 38.84222°N 75.51333°W[2] |
| • elevation | 55 ft (17 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Gum Branch |
• location | about 2 miles east-northeast of Bridgeville, Delaware[3] |
• coordinates | 38°45′17″N 075°33′04″W / 38.75472°N 75.55111°W[2] |
• elevation | 23 ft (7.0 m)[3] |
| Length | 8.87 mi (14.27 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 10.74 square miles (27.8 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Gum Branch |
| • average | 13.36 cu ft/s (0.378 m3/s) at mouth with Gum Branch[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Gum Branch → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4] |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Crony Pond Branch |
| • right | Long Branch |
| Bridges | Staytonville Road, Bender Farm Road, Utica Road, Beach Highway, Tuckers Road, Sharps Mill Road |
Toms Dam Branch is a 8.87 mi (14.27 km) long 2nd tributary to Gum Branch in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[2]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[2]
- Saint Johnstown Ditch
Course
Toms Dam Branch rises about 0.5 miles south of Staytonville, Delaware[1] and then flows south to join Gum Branch about 2 miles east-northeast of Bridgeville.[3]
