Pinks Branch

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Pinks Branch
Tributary to Leipsic River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
SourceFork Branch divide
 • locationabout 0.1 miles southwest of Shorts Corner, Delaware
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 • elevation70 ft (21 m)[2]
MouthLeipsic River
 • location
about 1 mile east of Kenton, Delaware
 • coordinates
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 • elevation
23 ft (7.0 m)[2]
Length7.52 mi (12.10 km)[3]
Basin size5.59 square miles (14.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average9.03 cu ft/s (0.256 m3/s) at mouth with Leipsic River[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally northeast
River systemLeipsic River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesDE 11 (x 2), Judith Road, Shaws Corner Road, Seven Hickories Road

Pinks Branch is a 5.59 mi (9.00 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Leipsic River in Kent County, Delaware.

Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Pinks Creek
  • Wolfpit Branch

Course

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Pinks Branch rises on the Fork Branch divide about 0.1 miles southwest of Shorts Corner, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

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Pinks Branch drains 5.59 square miles (14.5 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 616.66 and is about 6.5% forested.[4]

See also

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File:Course of Pinks Branch (Leipsic River tributary).jpg
Pinks Branch (Leipsic River tributary)
File:Watershed of Pinks Branch (Leipsic River tributary).jpg
Watershed of Pinks Branch (Leipsic River tributary)

References

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