Alston Branch (Leipsic River tributary)

Alston Branch Tributary to Leipsic River
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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[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[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length	2.17 mi (3.49 km)[3]
Basin size	1.73 square miles (4.5 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Leipsic River
• average	2.13 cu ft/s (0.060 m^3/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

1. "GNIS Detail - Alston Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
2. "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. "Alston Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 November 2019.