| Alston Branch Tributary to Leipsic River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Alston Branch mouth  Alston Branch (Leipsic River tributary) (the United States) | |
| 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 / 39.22083°N 75.59528°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 / 39.24306°N 75.57167°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 |
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.
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
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Alston Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b c "Alston Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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