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Cypress_Branch_(St._Jones_River_tributary) Latitude and Longitude:
39°06′05″N 075°28′16″W / 39.10139°N 75.47111°W / 39.10139; -75.47111
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Cypress Branch
Tributary to St. Jones River
Cypress Branch (St. Jones River tributary) is located in Delaware
Cypress Branch (St. Jones River tributary)
Location of Cypress Branch mouth
Cypress Branch (St. Jones River tributary) is located in the United States
Cypress Branch (St. Jones River tributary)
Cypress Branch (St. Jones River tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State Delaware
County Kent
Physical characteristics
Source Tidbury Creek divide
 • locationWhispering Pines, Delaware
 • coordinates 39°09′20″N 075°30′44″W / 39.15556°N 75.51222°W / 39.15556; -75.51222 [1]
 • elevation25 ft (7.6 m) [2]
Mouth St. Jones River
 • location
about 1 mile south of Dover, Delaware
 • coordinates
 39°06′05″N 075°28′16″W / 39.10139°N 75.47111°W / 39.10139; -75.47111 [1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m) [2]
Length2.81 mi (4.52 km) [3]
Basin size2.91 square miles (7.5 km2) [4]
Discharge 
 • location St. Jones River
 • average3.49 cu ft/s (0.099 m3/s) at mouth with St. Jones River [4]
Basin features
Progression St. Jones River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system St. Jones River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesSouth State Street, Cypress Branch Road

Cypress Branch is a 2.81 mi (4.52 km) long 1st order tributary to St. Jones River in Kent County, Delaware.

Course

Cypress Branch rises at Whispering Pines in Kent County, Delaware on the Tidbury Creek divide. Cypress Branch then flows northeasterly to meet the St. Jones River about 1 mile south of Dover, Delaware. [2]

Watershed

Newell Branch drains 1.63 square miles (4.2 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 604.28 and is about 1.2% forested. [4]

See also

Maps

Course and Watershed of Cypress Branch (St. Jones River tributary)

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Cypress Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Beaver Gut Ditch Topo Map, Kent County DE (Frederica Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Cypress Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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