Stallion Head Branch is a long 1st tributary to
Gum Branch in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Course
Stallion Head Branch rises about 1.5 miles southeast of
Staytonville, Delaware
Staytonville is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware
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and then flows south to join
Gum Branch about 0.75 miles southwest of
Oakley, Delaware
Oakley is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware
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.
Watershed
Stallion Head Branch drains of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 757.38 and is about 4% forested.
See also
*
List of Delaware rivers
List of rivers in Delaware (U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by name.
Major rivers and creeks (28)
* Appoquinimink River
* Blackbird Creek
* Brandywine Creek
* Broad Creek
* Broadkill River
* Choptank River
*Christina River
*Delaware Rive ...
References
Rivers of Delaware
Rivers of Sussex County, Delaware
Tributaries of the Nanticoke River
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