Willis Branch (Leipsic River tributary)

River in Delaware, United States

Willis Branch

Tributary to Leipsic River

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Location
Country| United States
State| Delaware
County| Kent
Physical characteristics
Source| Pond on the Fork Branch divide
• location| about 0.5 miles east of Seven Hickories, Delaware
• coordinates| 39°12′43″N 075°36′59″W﻿ / ﻿39.21194°N 75.61639°W﻿ / 39.21194; -75.61639[1]
• elevation| 52 ft (16 m)[2]
Mouth| Leipsic 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]
Length| 3.23 mi (5.20 km)[3]
Basin size| 2.79 square miles (7.2 km2)[4]
Discharge|
• average| 3.42 cu ft/s (0.097 m3/s) at mouth with Leipsic River[4]
Basin features
Progression| southeast
River system| Leipsic River
Tributaries|
• left| unnamed tributaries
• right| unnamed tributaries
Bridges| Lynnbury 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

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Willis Branch rises in a pond on the Fork Branch divide about 0.5 miles east of Seven Hickories, Delaware.[2]

## Watershed

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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

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* List of rivers of Delaware

## References

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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.

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