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Stoney Branch
Tributary to Tyndall Branch
Stoney Branch; Tributary to Tyndall Branch
Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Physical characteristics
Source	Sheep Pen Ditch divide
• location	about 1 mile southeast of Whaleys Crossroads
• coordinates	38°38′21″N 075°28′11″W / 38.63917°N 75.46972°W
• elevation	55 ft (17 m)
Mouth	Tyndall Branch
• location	about 0.5 miles north of Hardscrabble
• coordinates	38°37′24″N 075°28′41″W / 38.62333°N 75.47806°W
• elevation	30 ft (9.1 m)
Length	4.30 mi (6.92 km)
Basin size	7.85 square miles (20.3 km2)
Discharge
• average	9.63 cu ft/s (0.273 m3/s) at mouth with Tyndall Branch
Basin features
Progression	northwest
River system	Nanticoke River
Tributaries
• left	Big Mill Branch
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	US 9; Asbury Road

Stoney Branch is a 4.30 mi (6.92 km) long 3rd order tributary to Tyndall Branch, in Sussex County, Delaware.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:^[1]

Tyndall Branch

Course

Stoney Branch rises on the Sheep Pen Ditch divide about 1 mile southeast of Whaleys Crossroads in Sussex County, Delaware. Stoney Branch then flows southwest to meet Tyndall Branch about 0.5 miles north of Hardscrabble.^[2]

Watershed

Stoney Branch drains 7.85 square miles (20.3 km²) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 722.14 and is about 14.03% forested.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "GNIS Detail - Stoney Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Dukes and Jobs Ditch Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Laurel Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Stoney Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 February 2020.