Bennefield Branch (Leipsic River tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Bennefield Branch
Show map of Delaware Show map of the United States Location of Bennefield Branch mouth
Other name(s)	Tributary to Leipsic River
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Kent
Physical characteristics
Main source	Finis Branch divide about 0.5 miles west of Whitehall Crossroads, Delaware 20 ft (6.1 m) 39°16′08″N 075°32′03″W / 39.26889°N 75.53417°W / 39.26889; -75.53417
River mouth	Leipsic River about 0.5 miles northwest of Leipsic, Delaware 0 ft (0 m) 39°15′09″N 075°32′03″W / 39.25250°N 75.53417°W / 39.25250; -75.53417
Length	1.40 mi (2.25 km)
Basin features
Progression	south
River system	Leipsic River
Basin size	1.29 square miles (3.3 km2)
Tributaries	Left: unnamed tributaries Right: unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Big Woods Road

Bennefield Branch is a 1.40 mi (2.25 km) long 1st order tributary to the Leipsic River in Kent County, Delaware.

Course

Bennefield Branch rises on the Finis Branch divide about 0.5 miles west of Whitehall Crossroads, Delaware. Bennefield Branch then flows south to meet the Leipsic River about 0.5 miles northwest of Leipsic.

Watershed

Bennefield Branch drains 1.29 square miles (3.3 km²) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 684.33 and is about 0% forested.