Bennefield Branch (Leipsic River tributary) explained

Bennefield Branch
Name Other:Tributary to Leipsic River
Map Size:200
Pushpin Map:USA Delaware#USA
Pushpin Map Size:200
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Bennefield Branch mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Kent
Length:1.4miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Leipsic River
Discharge1 Avg:1.59cuft/s at mouth with Leipsic River[2]
Source1:Finis Branch divide
Source1 Location:about 0.5 miles west of Whitehall Crossroads, Delaware
Source1 Coordinates:39.2689°N -75.5342°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:20feet[4]
Mouth:Leipsic River
Mouth Location:about 0.5 miles northwest of Leipsic, Delaware
Mouth Coordinates:39.2525°N -75.5342°W
Mouth Elevation:0feet
Progression:south
River System:Leipsic River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Big Woods Road

Bennefield Branch is a 1.4miles long 1st order tributary to the Leipsic River in Kent County, Delaware.

Course

Bennefield Branch rises on the Finis Branch divide about 0.5 miles west of Whitehall Crossroads, Delaware. Bennefield Branch then flows south to meet the Leipsic River about 0.5 miles northwest of Leipsic.[4]

Watershed

Bennefield Branch drains of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 684.33 and is about 0% forested.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 25 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Bennefield Branch Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 25 November 2019.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Bennefield Branch . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 25 November 2019.
  4. Web site: Bennefield Branch Topo Map, Kent County DE (Smyrna Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 25 November 2019 . en.