Alston Branch (Leipsic River tributary)
# Alston Branch (Leipsic River tributary)

Alston Branch is a 2.17 mi (3.49 km) long 1st order tributary to the Leipsic River in Kent County, Delaware. It is only 6 miles away from the state's capital, Dover, Delaware.

## Course

Alston Branch rises on the Fork Branch divide in Cheswold, Delaware. Alston Branch then flows northeasterly to meet the Leipsic River about 1-mile north-northeast of Bishops Corner.

## Watershed

Alston Branch drains 1.73 square miles (4.5 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 586.36 and is about 4% forested.

