Alston Branch (Leipsic River tributary)
Alston Branch is a 2.17 mi (3.49 km) long 1st order tributary to the Leipsic River in Kent County, Delaware. It is only 6 miles away from the state's capital, Dover, Delaware.
Alston Branch Tributary to Leipsic River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | Kent |
City | Cheswold |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Fork Branch divide |
⁃ location | Cheswold, Delaware |
⁃ coordinates | 39°13′15″N 075°35′43″W[1] |
⁃ elevation | 45 ft (14 m)[2] |
Mouth | Leipsic River |
⁃ location | about 1 mile north-northeast of Bishops Corner, Delaware |
⁃ coordinates | 39°14′35″N 075°34′18″W[1] |
⁃ elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
Length | 2.17 mi (3.49 km)[3] |
Basin size | 1.73 square miles (4.5 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
⁃ location | Leipsic River |
⁃ average | 2.13 cu ft/s (0.060 m3/s) at mouth with Leipsic River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | northeast |
River system | Leipsic River |
Tributaries | |
⁃ left | unnamed tributaries |
⁃ right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | DE 42, US 13, DE 1 |
Course
Alston Branch rises on the Fork Branch divide in Cheswold, Delaware. Alston Branch then flows northeasterly to meet the Leipsic River about 1-mile north-northeast of Bishops Corner.[2]
Watershed
Alston Branch drains 1.73 square miles (4.5 km2) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 586.36 and is about 4% forested.[4]
References
- "GNIS Detail - Alston Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- "Alston Branch Topo Map, Kent County DE (Dover Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- "Alston Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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