Willis Branch (Leipsic River tributary)

Willis Branch
Tributary to Leipsic River
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.