Willis Branch (Leipsic River tributary)

Willis Branch
Tributary to Leipsic River
Location of Willis Branch mouth
Location of Willis Branch mouth
Location of Willis Branch mouth
Location of Willis Branch mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
SourcePond on the Fork Branch divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles east of Seven Hickories, Delaware
 • coordinates39°12′43″N 075°36′59″W / 39.21194°N 75.61639°W / 39.21194; -75.61639[1]
 • elevation52 ft (16 m)[2]
MouthLeipsic River (Garrisons Lake)
 • location
about 1.5 miles northwest of Bishops Corner, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°14′38″N 075°35′43″W / 39.24389°N 75.59528°W / 39.24389; -75.59528[1]
 • elevation
7 ft (2.1 m)[2]
Length3.23 mi (5.20 km)[3]
Basin size2.79 square miles (7.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average3.42 cu ft/s (0.097 m3/s) at mouth with Leipsic River[4]
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River systemLeipsic River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesLynnbury Woods Road, Moorton Road

Willis Branch is a 3.23 mi (5.20 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Leipsic River in Kent County, Delaware.

Course

Willis Branch rises in a pond on the Fork Branch divide about 0.5 miles east of Seven Hickories, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Willis Branch drains 2.79 square miles (7.2 km2) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 557.46 and is about 8.0% forested.[4]

See also

References

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


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