Blanco Ditch
| Blanco Ditch Tributary to Sewell Branch | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Kent |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Jordan Branch divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles east of Pearsons Grove, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 39°13′49″N 075°44′03″W / 39.23028°N 75.73417°W[1] |
| • elevation | 67 ft (20 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Sewell Branch |
• location | about 1.5 miles north of Pearsons Grove, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°14′46″N 075°45′01″W / 39.24611°N 75.75028°W[1] |
• elevation | 39 ft (12 m)[2] |
| Length | 1.40 mi (2.25 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 0.75 square miles (1.9 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 0.92 cu ft/s (0.026 m3/s) at mouth with Blanco Ditch[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | northwest |
| River system | Chester River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Sewell Branch Road |
Blanco Ditch is a 1.40 mi (2.25 km) long 1st order tributary to Sewell Branch in Kent County, Delaware.
Course
[edit]Blanco Ditch rises on the Jordan Branch divide about 0.5 miles east of Pearsons Grove, Delaware.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Blanco Ditch drains 0.75 square miles (1.9 km2) of area, receives about 44.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 650.47 and is about 3.9% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Blanco Ditch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Andover Branch Topo Map, Queen Anne's County MD (Millington Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Blanco Ditch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
