The Leipsic River is a

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...

U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed April 1, 2011 in central

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

in the

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. It rises in northern Kent County, approximately northwest of Dover. It flows generally east, past Leipsic and entering

Delaware Bay Delaware Bay is the estuary outlet of the Delaware River on the northeast seaboard of the United States. It is approximately in area, the bay's freshwater mixes for many miles with the saltwater of the Atlantic Ocean. The bay is bordered inland ...

approximately 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 The Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located along the eastern coast of Kent County, Delaware, United States, on Delaware Bay. It was established on March 16, 1937, as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory an ...

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EPA: Lower Leipsic River
Rivers of Delaware Rivers of Kent County, Delaware Tributaries of Delaware Bay {{Delaware-river-stub

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