Spruances Branch (Leipsic River tributary)

Spruances Branch
Tributary to Leipsic River
Spruances Branch; Tributary to Leipsic River
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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 / 39.27972°N 75.54639°W
• elevation	20 ft (6.1 m)
Mouth	Leipsic River
• location	about 1 mile northwest of Leipsic, Delaware
• coordinates	39°15′05″N 075°32′42″W / 39.25139°N 75.54500°WCoordinates: 39°15′05″N 075°32′42″W / 39.25139°N 75.54500°W
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Length	2.73 mi (4.39 km)
Basin size	3.23 square miles (8.4 km2)
Discharge
• location	Leipsic River
• average	3.96 cu ft/s (0.112 m3/s) at mouth with Leipsic River
Basin features
Progression	south
River system	Leipsic River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Smyrna-Leipsic Road, Big Woods Road

Spruances Branch is a 2.73 mi (4.39 km) 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.^[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[]

^ ^a ^b "GNIS Detail - Spruances Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Spruances Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 November 2019.

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[GNIS-1] "GNIS Detail - Spruances Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 November 2019.

[LRTopozone-2] "Leipsic River Topo Map, Kent County DE (Little Creek Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 25 November 2019.

[geoviewer-3] "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 November 2019.

[watershed-4] "Spruances Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 November 2019.

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Spruances Branch Tributary to Leipsic River
Location of Spruances Branch mouth Spruances Branch (Leipsic River tributary) (the United States) Show map of DelawareShow map of the United StatesShow all
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 / 39.27972°N 75.54639°W / 39.27972; -75.54639^[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 / 39.25139°N 75.54500°W / 39.25139; -75.54500Coordinates: 39°15′05″N 075°32′42″W / 39.25139°N 75.54500°W / 39.25139; -75.54500^[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