Bennefield Branch (Leipsic River tributary)

Bennefield Branch is a 1.40 mi (2.25 km) long 1st order tributary to the Leipsic River in Kent County, Delaware.

Bennefield Branch
Tributary to Leipsic River
Location of Bennefield Branch mouth
Bennefield Branch (Leipsic River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
SourceFinis Branch divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles west of Whitehall Crossroads, Delaware
 • coordinates39°16′08″N 075°32′03″W[1]
 • elevation20 ft (6.1 m)[2]
MouthLeipsic River
 • location
about 0.5 miles northwest of Leipsic, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°15′09″N 075°32′03″W[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length1.40 mi (2.25 km)[3]
Basin size1.29 square miles (3.3 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationLeipsic River
 • average1.59 cu ft/s (0.045 m3/s) at mouth with Leipsic River[4]
Basin features
Progressionsouth
River systemLeipsic River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBig Woods Road

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.[2]

Watershed

Bennefield Branch drains 1.29 square miles (3.3 km2) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 684.33 and is about 0% forested.[4]

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



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