Shorts Ditch

Stream in Delaware, USA
38°41′59″N 075°29′54″W / 38.69972°N 75.49833°W / 38.69972; -75.49833[1] • elevation35 ft (11 m)[2] MouthDeep Creek
 • location
about 0.5 miles northeast of Old Furnace, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°40′25″N 075°30′19″W / 38.67361°N 75.50528°W / 38.67361; -75.50528[1]
 • elevation
20 ft (6.1 m)[3]Length2.14 mi (3.44 km)[4]Basin size2.53 square miles (6.6 km2)[5]Discharge  • locationDeep Creek • average3.08 cu ft/s (0.087 m3/s) at mouth with Deep Creek[5] Basin featuresProgressionsouthwest[4]River systemNanticoke RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesCokesbury Road

Shorts Ditch is a 2.14 mi (3.44 km) long 1st order tributary to Deep Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

Shorts Ditch rises on the Gravelly Branch divide 2.5 miles southeast of Coverdale Crossroads, and then flows southwest to join Deep Creek about 0.5 miles northeast of Old Furnace.[3]

Watershed

Shorts Ditch drains 2.53 square miles (6.6 km2) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 738.93, and is about 22% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Shorts Ditch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Shorts Ditch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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