Cypress Branch (St. Jones River tributary)
| Cypress Branch Tributary to St. Jones River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Cypress Branch mouth  Cypress Branch (St. Jones River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Kent |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Tidbury Creek divide |
| • location | Whispering Pines, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°09′20″N 075°30′44″W / 39.15556°N 75.51222°W[1] |
| • elevation | 25 ft (7.6 m)[2] |
| Mouth | St. Jones River |
• location | about 1 mile south of Dover, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°06′05″N 075°28′16″W / 39.10139°N 75.47111°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.81 mi (4.52 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 2.91 square miles (7.5 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | St. Jones River |
| • average | 3.49 cu ft/s (0.099 m3/s) at mouth with St. Jones River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | St. Jones River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | St. Jones River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | South State Street, Cypress Branch Road |
Cypress Branch is a 2.81 mi (4.52 km) long 1st order tributary to St. Jones River in Kent County, Delaware.
Course
[edit]Cypress Branch rises at Whispering Pines in Kent County, Delaware on the Tidbury Creek divide. Cypress Branch then flows northeasterly to meet the St. Jones River about 1 mile south of Dover, Delaware.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Newell Branch drains 1.63 square miles (4.2 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 604.28 and is about 1.2% forested.[4]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Cypress Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Beaver Gut Ditch Topo Map, Kent County DE (Frederica Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Cypress Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
