Pinks Branch is a long 2nd order tributary to the
Leipsic River
The Leipsic River is a riverU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 in central Delaware in the United States.
It rises in northern Kent County, approximately n ...
in
Kent County, Delaware
Kent County is a County (United States), county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 181,851, making it the least populous county in Delaware. The county ...
.
Variant names
According to the
Geographic Names Information System
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and location information about more than two million physical and cultural features, encompassing the United States and its territories; the Compact of Free Association, asso ...
, it has also been known historically as:
*Pinks Creek
*Wolfpit Branch
Course
Pinks Branch rises on the
Fork Branch divide about 0.1 miles southwest of Shorts Corner, Delaware.
Watershed
Pinks Branch drains of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a
topographic wetness index
The topographic wetness index (TWI), also known as the compound topographic index (CTI), is a steady state wetness index. It is commonly used to quantify topographic control on hydrological processes. The index is a function of both the slope and ...
of 616.66 and is about 6.5% forested.
See also
*
List of rivers of Delaware
List of rivers in Delaware (U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by name.
Major rivers and creeks (28)
*Appoquinimink River
* Blackbird Creek
* Brandywine Creek
* Broad Creek
* Broadkill River
*Choptank River
*Christina River
*Delaware River
...
Maps
References
Rivers of Delaware
Rivers of Kent County, Delaware
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