Willis Branch (Leipsic River tributary)

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CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
SourcePond on the Fork Branch divide
Willis Branch
Tributary to Leipsic River
Location of Willis Branch mouth
Location of Willis Branch mouth
Location of Willis Branch mouth
Location of Willis Branch mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
SourcePond on the Fork Branch divide
  locationabout 0.5 miles east of Seven Hickories, Delaware
  coordinates39°12′43″N 075°36′59″W / 39.21194°N 75.61639°W / 39.21194; -75.61639[1]
  elevation52 ft (16 m)[2]
MouthLeipsic River (Garrisons Lake)
  location
about 1.5 miles northwest of Bishops Corner, Delaware
  coordinates
39°14′38″N 075°35′43″W / 39.24389°N 75.59528°W / 39.24389; -75.59528[1]
  elevation
7 ft (2.1 m)[2]
Length3.23 mi (5.20 km)[3]
Basin size2.79 square miles (7.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  average3.42 cu ft/s (0.097 m3/s) at mouth with Leipsic River[4]
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River systemLeipsic River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesLynnbury Woods Road, Moorton Road

Willis Branch is a 3.23 mi (5.20 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Leipsic River in Kent County, Delaware.

Willis Branch rises in a pond on the Fork Branch divide about 0.5 miles east of Seven Hickories, Delaware.[2]

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