Allabands Mill Stream (Isaac Branch tributary)

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Allabands Mill Stream
Tributary to Isaac Branch
Allabands Mill Stream (Isaac Branch tributary) is located in Delaware
Allabands Mill Stream (Isaac Branch tributary)
Location of Allabands Mill Stream mouth
Allabands Mill Stream (Isaac Branch tributary) is located in the United States
Allabands Mill Stream (Isaac Branch tributary)
Allabands Mill Stream (Isaac Branch tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Allabands Mill Stream and Willow Grove Prong (Choptank River)
 • locationabout 2 miles west-southwest of Alms House, Delaware
 • coordinates39°06′55″N 075°36′14″W / 39.11528°N 75.60389°W / 39.11528; -75.60389[1]
 • elevation58 ft (18 m)[2]
MouthIsaac Branch
 • location
about 0.5 miles east of Wild Quail, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°05′41″N 075°36′30″W / 39.09472°N 75.60833°W / 39.09472; -75.60833[1]
 • elevation
39 ft (12 m)[2]
Length1.80 mi (2.90 km)[3]
Basin size0.80 square miles (2.1 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationIsaac Branch
 • average0.98 cu ft/s (0.028 m3/s) at mouth with Isaac Branch[4]
Basin features
ProgressionIssac BranchSt. Jones RiverDelaware BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemSt. Jones River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesJebb Road, Westville Road

Allabands Mill Stream is a 1.80 mi (2.90 km) long 1st order tributary to Isaac Branch in Kent County, Delaware.

History[edit]

Allabands Mill Stream was named for William Allaband, who operated a nearby grist mill called Allaband's Mill in the early 1800s.[5]

Course[edit]

Allabands Mill Stream rises about 2 miles west-southwest of Alms House in Kent County, Delaware on the Willow Grove Prong divide. Allabands Mill Stream then flows north to meet Isaac Branch about 0.5 miles east of Wild Quail, Delaware.[2]

Watershed[edit]

Allabands Mill Stream drains 0.80 square miles (2.1 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 615.36 and is about 2% forested.[4]

See also[edit]

Maps[edit]

Course and Watershed of Allabands Mill Stream (Isaac Branch tributary)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Allabands Mill Stream". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Allabands Mill Stream Topo Map, Kent County DE (Wyoming Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Allabands Mill Stream Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  5. ^ "East Dover Hundred, Kent County, Delaware". deahgp.genealogyvillage.com. L.J. Richards and Co. Retrieved 18 October 2019.