Asketum Branch (Tyndall Branch tributary) facts for kids

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Other name(s)	Tributary to Tyndall Branch
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Physical characteristics
Main source	Shoal Branch divide about 0.25 miles southeast of Jones Crossroads 54 ft (16 m) 38°36′01″N 075°26′10″W / 38.60028°N 75.43611°W / 38.60028; -75.43611
River mouth	Tyndall Branch about 0.5 miles north of Hardscrabble 30 ft (9.1 m) 38°37′24″N 075°28′41″W / 38.62333°N 75.47806°W / 38.62333; -75.47806
Length	2.23 mi (3.59 km)
Basin features
Progression	northwest
River system	Nanticoke River
Basin size	3.13 square miles (8.1 km2)
Tributaries	Left: unnamed tributaries Right: unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Hardscrabble Road E Trap Pond Road James Road Hardscrabble Road Beaver Dam Branch

Asketum Branch is a 2.23 mi (3.59 km) long 1st order tributary to Tyndall Branch, in Sussex County, Delaware.

Course

Asketum Branch rises on the Shoal Branch divide about 0.25 miles southeast of Jones Crossroads in Sussex County, Delaware. Asketum Branch then flows northwest to meet Tyndall Branch about 0.5 miles north of Hardscrabble.

Watershed

Asketum Branch drains 3.13 square miles (8.1 km²) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 665.35 and is about 10.35% forested.