Leipsic River facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Leipsic River
The Leipsic River at Leipsic
Show map of Delaware Show map of the United States Location of Leipsic River mouth
Other name(s)	Tributary to Delaware Bay
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Kent
Physical characteristics
Main source	confluence of Pinks Branch and Taylor Branch about 1 mile north of Seven Hickories, Delaware 24 ft (7.3 m) 39°13′55″N 075°38′11″W / 39.23194°N 75.63639°W / 39.23194; -75.63639
River mouth	Delaware Bay about 0.25 miles south of Goose Point 0 ft (0 m) 39°14′40″N 075°24′11″W / 39.24444°N 75.40306°W / 39.24444; -75.40306
Length	16.55 mi (26.63 km)
Basin features
Progression	east
River system	Delaware Bay
Basin size	53.13 square miles (137.6 km2)
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

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

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.