Agricultural Ditch (Dirickson Creek tributary)
| Agricultural Ditch Tributary to Dirickson Creek | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | McCray Branch divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles northwest of Roxana, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°30′37″N 075°10′39″W / 38.51028°N 75.17750°W[1] |
| • elevation | 30 ft (9.1 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Dirickson Creek |
• location | about 0.25 miles north of Fenwick West, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°29′32″N 075°07′44″W / 38.49222°N 75.12889°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.93 mi (6.32 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 2.61 square miles (6.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 2.58 cu ft/s (0.073 m3/s) at mouth with Dirickson Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally southeast |
| River system | Little Assawoman Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | DE 20 Bennett Road DE 17 DE 370 Bayard Road Old Mill Bridge Road |
Agricultural Ditch is a 3.93 mi (6.32 km) long 2nd order tributary to Dirickson Creek, in Sussex County, Delaware.
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Carey Branch
Course
[edit]Agricultural Ditch rises on the McCray Branch divide about 0.25 miles northwest of Roxana in Sussex County, Delaware. Agricultural Ditch then flows generally southeast to meet Dirickson Creek about 0.25 miles north of Fenwick West, Delaware.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Agricultural Ditch drains 2.61 square miles (6.8 km2) of area, receives about 44.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 721.07 and is about 7.3% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Agricultural Ditch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Batson Branch Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Selbyville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Agricultural Ditch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
