The Leipsic River is a 16.7-mile-long (26.9 km) river[5] in central Delaware in the United States.

Leipsic River Tributary to Delaware Bay
The Leipsic River at Leipsic
Location of Leipsic River mouth Show map of Delaware Leipsic River (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Kent
Physical characteristics
Source	confluence of Pinks Branch and Taylor Branch
• location	about 1 mile north of Seven Hickories, Delaware[1]
• coordinates	39°13′55″N 075°38′11″W[2]
• elevation	24 ft (7.3 m)[1]
Mouth	Delaware Bay
• location	about 0.25 miles south of Goose Point[1]
• coordinates	39°14′40″N 075°24′11″W[2]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length	16.55 mi (26.63 km)[3]
Basin size	53.13 square miles (137.6 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Delaware Bay
• average	56.82 cu ft/s (1.609 m3/s) at mouth with Delaware Bay[4]
Basin features
Progression	east
River system	Delaware Bay
Tributaries
• left	Pinks Branch Snows Branch Spruances Branch Bennefield Branch Raymond Gut Duck Creek
• right	Taylor Branch Willis Branch Alston Branch Dyke Branch Boat Gut
Waterbodies	Masseys Millpond Garrisons Lake

It rises in northern Kent County, approximately 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Dover. It flows generally east, past Leipsic and entering Delaware Bay approximately 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Dover. The mouth of the river on Delaware Bay is surrounded by extensive wetlands that are protected as part of Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge.

See also

• List of Delaware rivers

References

External links

• EPA: Lower Leipsic River