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Crony Pond Branch

Coordinates: 38°48′28″N 075°33′13″W / 38.80778°N 75.55361°W / 38.80778; -75.55361
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Crony Pond Branch
Tributary to Toms Dam Branch
Map of Crony Pond Branch mouth location
Map of Crony Pond Branch mouth location
Location of Crony Pond Branch mouth
Map of Crony Pond Branch mouth location
Map of Crony Pond Branch mouth location
Crony Pond Branch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceWest Branch Gum Branch divide
 • locationOwens, Delaware[2]
 • coordinates38°48′29″N 075°31′37″W / 38.80806°N 75.52694°W / 38.80806; -75.52694[1]
 • elevation50 ft (15 m)[2]
MouthToms Dam Branch
 • location
about 0.5 miles east of St. Johnstown, Delaware[3]
 • coordinates
38°48′28″N 075°33′13″W / 38.80778°N 75.55361°W / 38.80778; -75.55361[1]
 • elevation
46 ft (14 m)[3]
Length1.49 mi (2.40 km)[4]
Basin size0.57 square miles (1.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationToms Dam Branch
 • average0.71 cu ft/s (0.020 m3/s) at mouth with Toms Dam Branch[5]
Basin features
Progressionwest[4]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

Crony Pond Branch is a 1.44 mi (2.32 km) long 1st order tributary to Toms Dam Branch in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

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Crony Pond Branch rises in Owens, Delaware[2] and then flows west to join Toms Dam Branch about 0.5 miles east of St. Johnstown.[3]

Watershed

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Crony Pond Branch drains 0.57 square miles (1.5 km2) of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 677.03 and is about 9% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Crony Pond Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Crony Pond Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 December 2020.