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
Alston Branch (Leipsic River tributary) is located in Delaware
Alston Branch (Leipsic River tributary)
Location of Alston Branch mouth
Alston Branch (Leipsic River tributary) is located in the United States
Alston Branch (Leipsic River tributary)
Alston Branch (Leipsic River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
CityCheswold
Physical characteristics
SourceFork Branch divide
 • locationCheswold, Delaware
 • coordinates39°13′15″N 075°35′43″W / 39.22083°N 75.59528°W / 39.22083; -75.59528[1]
 • elevation45 ft (14 m)[2]
MouthLeipsic 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 / 39.24306; -75.57167[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length2.17 mi (3.49 km)[3]
Basin size1.73 square miles (4.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationLeipsic River
 • average2.13 cu ft/s (0.060 m3/s) at mouth with Leipsic River[4]
Basin features
Progressionnortheast
River systemLeipsic River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesDE 42, US 13, DE 1

Course

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Alston Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Alston Branch Topo Map, Kent County DE (Dover Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Alston Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 November 2019.