Spruances Branch (Leipsic River tributary) explained

Spruances Branch
Name Other:Tributary to Leipsic River
Map Size:200
Pushpin Map:USA Delaware#USA
Pushpin Map Size:200
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Spruances Branch mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Kent
Length:2.73miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Leipsic River
Discharge1 Avg:3.96cuft/s at mouth with Leipsic River[2]
Source1:Finis Branch divide
Source1 Location:about 1 mile northwest of Whitehall Crossroads, Delaware
Source1 Coordinates:39.2797°N -75.5464°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:20feet[4]
Mouth:Leipsic River
Mouth Location:about 1 mile northwest of Leipsic, Delaware
Mouth Coordinates:39.2514°N -75.545°W
Mouth Elevation:0feet
Progression:south
River System:Leipsic River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Smyrna-Leipsic Road, Big Woods Road

Spruances Branch is a 2.73miles long 2nd order tributary to the Leipsic River in Kent County, Delaware.

Course

Spruances Branch rises on the Finis Branch divide about 1 mile northwest of Whitehall Crossroads, Delaware. Spruances Branch then flows south to meet the Leipsic River about 1-mile northwest of Leipsic.[4]

Watershed

Spruances Branch drains of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 627.60 and is about 05% forested.[2]

Notes and References

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