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 | |
|---|---|
  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 |
Course
editAlston 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
editAlston 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
edit- ^ 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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