Spruances Branch (Leipsic River tributary)
Spruances Branch is a 2.73 mi (4.39 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Leipsic River in Kent County, Delaware.
| Spruances Branch Tributary to Leipsic River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Spruances Branch mouth  Spruances Branch (Leipsic River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Kent |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Finis Branch divide |
| • location | about 1 mile northwest of Whitehall Crossroads, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°16′47″N 075°32′47″W[1] |
| • elevation | 20 ft (6.1 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Leipsic River |
• location | about 1 mile northwest of Leipsic, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°15′05″N 075°32′42″W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.73 mi (4.39 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 3.23 square miles (8.4 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Leipsic River |
| • average | 3.96 cu ft/s (0.112 m3/s) at mouth with Leipsic River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | south |
| River system | Leipsic River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Smyrna-Leipsic Road, Big Woods Road |
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.[2]
Watershed
Spruances Branch drains 3.23 square miles (8.4 km2) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 627.60 and is about 05% forested.[4]
References
- "GNIS Detail - Spruances Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- "Leipsic River Topo Map, Kent County DE (Little Creek Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- "Spruances Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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