Leipsic River
river in Kent County, Delaware, United States
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.
The public source identifies “Leipsic River” as river in Kent County, Delaware, United States. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Leipsic, River and river.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Leipsic River”, the useful work is to connect “river in Kent County, Delaware, United States” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 5, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6520134. The Library of Congress control number is sh95001777. Authority coordinates are 39.245, -75.403. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 2 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Leipsic River”, its source revision and the description used here.
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Questions for further research
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- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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This entry incorporates text from “Leipsic River” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.