| Alston Branch | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Leipsic River |
| Map Size: | 200 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Delaware#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 200 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Alston Branch mouth |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kent |
| Subdivision Type4: | City |
| Subdivision Name4: | Cheswold |
| Length: | 2.17miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Leipsic River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 2.13cuft/s at mouth with Leipsic River[2] |
| Source1: | Fork Branch divide |
| Source1 Location: | Cheswold, Delaware |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 39.2208°N -75.5953°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 45feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Leipsic River |
| Mouth Location: | about 1 mile north-northeast of Bishops Corner, Delaware |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 39.2431°N -75.5717°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
| Progression: | northeast |
| River System: | Leipsic River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges: | DE 42, US 13, DE 1 |
Alston Branch is a 2.17miles 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 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.[4]
Alston Branch drains of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 586.36 and is about 4% forested.[2]