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Cypress Branch (St. Jones River tributary)

Cypress Branch
Tributary to St. Jones River
Cypress Branch (St. Jones River tributary) is located in Delaware
Cypress Branch (St. Jones River tributary)
Location of Cypress Branch mouth
Cypress Branch (St. Jones River tributary) is located in the United States
Cypress Branch (St. Jones River tributary)
Cypress Branch (St. Jones River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
SourceTidbury Creek divide
 • locationWhispering Pines, Delaware
 • coordinates39°09′20″N 075°30′44″W / 39.15556°N 75.51222°W / 39.15556; -75.51222[1]
 • elevation25 ft (7.6 m)[2]
MouthSt. 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 / 39.10139; -75.47111[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length2.81 mi (4.52 km)[3]
Basin size2.91 square miles (7.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationSt. Jones River
 • average3.49 cu ft/s (0.099 m3/s) at mouth with St. Jones River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionSt. Jones RiverDelaware BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemSt. Jones River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesSouth 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

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

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

Maps

Course and Watershed of Cypress Branch (St. Jones River tributary)

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Cypress Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Beaver Gut Ditch Topo Map, Kent County DE (Frederica Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Cypress Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 March 2020.