Pinks Branch | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Leipsic River |
Map Size: | 180 |
Map Alt: | Map of Pinks Branch mouth |
Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Pinks Branch mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Kent |
Length: | 7.52miles[1] |
Discharge1 Avg: | 9.03cuft/s at mouth with Leipsic River[2] |
Source1: | Fork Branch divide |
Source1 Location: | about 0.1 miles southwest of Shorts Corner, Delaware |
Source1 Coordinates: | 39.1947°N -75.6806°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 70feet[4] |
Mouth: | Leipsic River |
Mouth Location: | about 1 mile east of Kenton, Delaware |
Mouth Coordinates: | 39.2319°N -75.6364°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 23feet |
Progression: | generally northeast |
River System: | Leipsic River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | DE 11 (x 2), Judith Road, Shaws Corner Road, Seven Hickories Road |
Pinks Branch is a 5.59miles long 2nd order tributary to the Leipsic River in Kent County, Delaware.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Pinks Branch rises on the Fork Branch divide about 0.1 miles southwest of Shorts Corner, Delaware.[4]
Pinks Branch drains of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 616.66 and is about 6.5% forested.[2]