| Bearhole Ditch Tributary to Dirickson Creek | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Vines Creek divide |
| • location | about 1 mile north of Selbyville, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°29′19″N 075°13′07″W / 38.48861°N 75.21861°W / 38.48861; -75.21861 |
| • elevation | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Mouth | Dirickson Creek |
| • location | about 0.1 miles north of Johnson, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°28′50″N 075°08′11″W / 38.48056°N 75.13639°W / 38.48056; -75.13639 |
| • elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 4.57 mi (7.35 km) |
| Basin size | 7.78 square miles (20.2 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 9.11 cu ft/s (0.258 m/s) at mouth with Dirickson Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally east |
| River system | Little Assawoman Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | DE 17 Gum Road Hudson Road Deer Run Road Bearhole Road Johnson Road DE 20 |
Bearhole Ditch is a 4.57 mi (7.35 km) long 2nd order tributary to Dirickson Creek, in Sussex County, Delaware.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
- Bear Hole Ditch
- Dirickson Creek
Course
Bearhole Ditch rises on the Vines Creek divide about 1 mile north of Selbyville in Sussex County, Delaware. Bearhole Ditch then flows generally east to meet Dirickson Creek about 0.1 miles north of Johnson, Delaware.
Watershed
Bearhole Ditch drains 7.78 square miles (20.2 km) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 723.32 and is about 3.5% forested.
See also
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Bearhole Ditch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bearhole Ditch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
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