Big Creek (Marshyhope Creek tributary)
| Big Creek Tributary to Marshyhope Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Big Creek mouth  Big Creek (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Dorchester |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | This stream begins in a tidal area |
| • location | about 1 mile west of Riverton, Maryland |
| • coordinates | 38°30′44.00″N 075°46′43.76″W / 38.5122222°N 75.7788222°W[1] |
| • elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Marshyhope Creek |
• location | about 0.25 miles southeast of Walnut Landing, Maryland[1] |
• coordinates | 38°31′35.42″N 075°45′43.36″W / 38.5265056°N 75.7620444°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
| Length | 1.45 mi (2.33 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 1.32 square miles (3.4 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Marshyhope Creek |
| • average | 1.41 cu ft/s (0.040 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | none |
Big Creek is a 1.45 mi (2.33 km) long first-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Dorchester County, Maryland.
Course
[edit]Big Creek rises about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Riverton, Maryland in a tidal marsh and then flows northeast to join Marshyhope Creek about 0.25 miles (0.40 km) southeast of Walnut Landing, Maryland.[1]
Watershed
[edit]Big Creek drains 1.32 square miles (3.4 km2) of area, receives about 43.9 in/year of precipitation, and is about 13.51% forested.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Big Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
