# Sandom Branch

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**Sandom Branch** is a 2.33 mi (3.75 km) long tributary to [Blackbird Creek](/source/Blackbird_Creek_(Delaware)) in [New Castle County, Delaware](/source/New_Castle_County,_Delaware). Sandom Branch is one of the major tributaries to [Blackbird Creek](/source/Blackbird_Creek) above tidal influence.

## Course

Sandom Branch rises on the [Duck Creek](/source/Duck_Creek_(Smyrna_River_tributary)) divide about 2 miles south of Blackbird, Delaware.[2]

## Watershed

Sandom Branch drains 2.78 square miles (7.2 km2) of area, receives about 43.8 in/year of precipitation, has a [topographic wetness index](/source/Topographic_wetness_index) of 556.57 and is about 22.6% forested.[1]

## See also

- [List of Delaware rivers](/source/List_of_Delaware_rivers)

## References

1. ["Sandom Branch Watershed Report"](https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=4653426). *Waters Geoviewer*. US EPA. Retrieved 31 July 2019.

1. ["Sandom Branch Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Clayton Area)"](https://www.topozone.com/delaware/new-castle-de/stream/sandom-branch/). *TopoZone*. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 31 July 2019.

1. ["GNIS Detail - Sandom Branch"](https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:214607,Sandom%20Branch). *geonames.usgs.gov*. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 July 2019.

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