Bearhole Ditch (Dirickson Creek tributary)

Bearhole Ditch
Tributary to Dirickson Creek
Location of Bearhole Ditch mouth
Location of Bearhole Ditch mouth
Location of Bearhole Ditch mouth
Location of Bearhole Ditch mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceVines Creek divide
 • locationabout 1 mile north of Selbyville, Delaware
 • coordinates38°29′19″N 075°13′07″W / 38.48861°N 75.21861°W / 38.48861; -75.21861[1]
 • elevation40 ft (12 m)[2]
MouthDirickson 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[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length4.57 mi (7.35 km)[3]
Basin size7.78 square miles (20.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average9.11 cu ft/s (0.258 m3/s) at mouth with Dirickson Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally east
River systemLittle Assawoman Bay
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesDE 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:[1]

  • 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.[2]

Watershed

Bearhole Ditch drains 7.78 square miles (20.2 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 723.32 and is about 3.5% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Bearhole Ditch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Batson Branch Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Selbyville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Bearhole Ditch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 February 2020.


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