Toms Dam Branch is a long 2nd tributary to
Gum Branch in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Variant names
According to the
Geographic Names Information System
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, it has also been known historically as:
*Saint Johnstown Ditch
Course
Toms Dam Branch rises about 0.5 miles south 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 2 miles east-northeast of
Bridgeville.
Watershed
Toms Dam Branch drains of area, receives about 45.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 742.48 and is about 10% 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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