Dyke Branch | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Leipsic River |
Map Size: | 200 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 200 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Dyke Branch mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Kent |
Length: | 4.39miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Leipsic River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 7.67cuft/s at mouth with Leipsic River[2] |
Source1: | Fork Branch divide |
Source1 Location: | about 0.25 miles southeast of Cheswold, Delaware |
Source1 Coordinates: | 39.2139°N -75.5717°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 40feet[4] |
Mouth: | Leipsic River |
Mouth Location: | Leipsic, Delaware |
Mouth Coordinates: | 39.2453°N -75.5194°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
Progression: | generally northeast |
River System: | Leipsic River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | US 13, DE 1, Fast Landing Road |
Dyke Branch is a 4.39miles long 2nd order tributary to the Leipsic River in Kent County, Delaware.
Dyke Branch rises on the Fork Branch divide about 0.25 miles southeast of Cheswold, Delaware. Dyke Branch then flows northeast to meet the Leipsic River at Leipsic.[4]
Dyke Branch drains of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 670.15 and is about 5% forested.[2]