| Parker and Sampson Ditch | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Marshyhope Creek |
| Map Size: | 180 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Delaware#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Parker and Sampson Ditch mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Parker and Sampson Ditch mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sussex |
| Length: | 3.72miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Marshyhope Creek |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 2.45cuft/s at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[2] |
| Source1: | Polk and Bee Branch divides |
| Source1 Location: | about 1-mile southwest of Greenwood, Delaware |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 38.795°N -75.6356°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 59feet |
| Mouth: | Marshyhope Creek |
| Mouth Location: | about 0.5 miles north-northeast of Woodenhawk, Delaware |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 38.8093°N -75.6822°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 30feet |
| Progression: | Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges: | Blanchard Road, Double Fork Road |
Parker and Sampson Ditch is a 3.72miles long first-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]
Parker and Sampson Ditch rises on the Polk and Bee Branch divides about 1-mile southwest of Greenwood, Delaware, and then flows northwest to join Marshyhope Creek about 0.5 miles north-northeast of Woodenhawk, Delaware.[3]
Parker and Sampson Ditch drains of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, and is about 17.62% forested.[2]