Pinks Branch (Leipsic River Tributary)
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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 ...
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Variant names

According to the
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, 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 {{Delaware-river-stub