Cypress Branch (St. Jones River tributary)
{{Short description|Stream in Delaware, USA}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Cypress Branch
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| name_other = Tributary to St. Jones River
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| map_size = 200
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| pushpin_map = USA Delaware#USA
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Cypress Branch mouth
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = United States
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = Delaware
| subdivision_type3 = County
| subdivision_name3 = Kent
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| length = {{convert|2.81|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |website=epa.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=10 March 2020}}
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| discharge1_location = St. Jones River
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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|3.49|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with St. Jones River{{cite web |title=Cypress Branch Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=8075340 |website=Waters Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=11 March 2020}}
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| source1 = Tidbury Creek divide
| source1_location = Whispering Pines, Delaware
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|39|09|20|N|075|30|44|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Cypress Branch |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:213851,Cypress%20Branch |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=11 March 2020}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|25|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Beaver Gut Ditch Topo Map, Kent County DE (Frederica Area) |url=https://www.topozone.com/delaware/kent-de/stream/beaver-gut-ditch/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |accessdate=11 March 2020 |language=en}}
| mouth = St. Jones River
| mouth_location = about 1 mile south of Dover, Delaware
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|39|06|05|N|075|28|16|W|display=inline,title}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|0|ft|abbr=on}}
| progression = St. Jones River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
| river_system = St. Jones River
| basin_size = {{convert|2.91|sqmi}}
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| tributaries_left = unnamed tributaries
| tributaries_right = unnamed tributaries
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| bridges = South State Street, Cypress Branch Road
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Cypress Branch is a {{convert|2.81|mi|km|abbr=on}} long 1st order tributary to St. Jones River in Kent County, Delaware.
Course
Cypress Branch rises at Whispering Pines in Kent County, Delaware on the Tidbury Creek divide. Cypress Branch then flows northeasterly to meet the St. Jones River about 1 mile south of Dover, Delaware.
Watershed
Newell Branch drains {{convert|1.63|sqmi}} of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 604.28 and is about 1.2% forested.
