Gully Camp Ditch

Gully Camp Ditch
Tributary to Gum Branch
Location of Gully Camp Ditch mouth
Gully Camp Ditch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceSmith-short and Willin Ditch divide
 • locationabout 3 miles east of Bridgeville, Delaware[2]
 • coordinates38°44′39″N 075°31′34″W / 38.74417°N 75.52611°W / 38.74417; -75.52611[1]
 • elevation42 ft (13 m)[2]
MouthGum Branch
 • location
about 2 miles east of Bridgeville, Delaware[3]
 • coordinates
38°44′34″N 075°33′10″W / 38.74278°N 75.55278°W / 38.74278; -75.55278[1]
 • elevation
20 ft (6.1 m)[3]
Length1.45 mi (2.33 km)[4]
Basin size0.78 square miles (2.0 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationGum Branch
 • average0.96 cu ft/s (0.027 m3/s) at mouth with Gum Branch[5]
Basin features
ProgressionGum BranchNanticoke RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean[4]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesOak Road, Apple Tree Road

Gully Camp Ditch is a 1.45 mi (2.33 km) long 1st order tributary to Gum Branch in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

Gully Camp Ditch rises about 3 miles east of Bridgeville, Delaware[2] and then flows west to join Gum Branch about 2 miles east of Bridgeville.[3]

Watershed

Gully Camp Ditch drains 0.78 square miles (2.0 km2) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 610.48 and is about 31% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Gully Camp Ditch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Gully Camp Ditch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 December 2020.