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Big Creek Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
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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 / 38.5122222; -75.7788222
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Mouth	Marshyhope Creek
• location	about 0.25 miles southeast of Walnut Landing, Maryland
• coordinates	38°31′35.42″N 075°45′43.36″W / 38.5265056°N 75.7620444°W / 38.5265056; -75.7620444
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Length	1.45 mi (2.33 km)
Basin size	1.32 square miles (3.4 km)
Discharge
• location	Marshyhope Creek
• average	1.41 cu ft/s (0.040 m/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek
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

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.

Watershed

Big Creek drains 1.32 square miles (3.4 km) of area, receives about 43.9 in/year of precipitation, and is about 13.51% forested.

See also

• List of Maryland rivers

References

1. ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
2. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
3. ^ "Big Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved November 25, 2022.

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