| Dyke Branch Tributary to Leipsic River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Dyke Branch mouth  Dyke Branch (Leipsic River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Kent |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Fork Branch divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles southeast of Cheswold, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°12′50″N 075°34′18″W / 39.21389°N 75.57167°W[1] |
| • elevation | 40 ft (12 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Leipsic River |
• location | Leipsic, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°14′43″N 075°31′10″W / 39.24528°N 75.51944°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.39 mi (7.07 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 6.27 square miles (16.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Leipsic River |
| • average | 7.67 cu ft/s (0.217 m3/s) at mouth with Leipsic River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally northeast |
| River system | Leipsic River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | US 13, DE 1, Fast Landing Road |
Dyke Branch is a 4.39 mi (7.07 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Leipsic River in Kent County, Delaware.
Course
Dyke Branch rises on the Fork Branch divide about 0.25 miles southeast of Cheswold, Delaware. Dyke Branch then flows northeast to meet the Leipsic River at Leipsic.[2]
Watershed
Dyke Branch drains 6.27 square miles (16.2 km2) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 670.15 and is about 5% forested.[4]
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Dyke Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Dyke Branch Topo Map, Kent County DE (Dover Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Dyke Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.