Smith-Short and Willin Ditch | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Gravelly Branch |
Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Smith-Short and Willin Ditch mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Smith-Short and Willin Ditch mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Sussex |
Length: | 2.96miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Gravelly Branch (Collins Pond) |
Discharge1 Avg: | 2.89cuft/s at mouth with Gravelly Branch[2] |
Source1: | Gum Branch divide |
Source1 Location: | about 3 miles northeast of Gully Camp, Delaware |
Source1 Coordinates: | 38.755°N -75.495°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 44feet[4] |
Mouth: | Gravelly Branch |
Mouth Location: | about 1.5 miles east-northeast of Coverdale Crossroads, Delaware |
Mouth Coordinates: | 38.7206°N -75.5008°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 29feet[5] |
Progression: | Gravelly Branch → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Nanticoke River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Waterbodies: | Collins Pond |
Bridges: | Deer Forest Road, Russell Road |
Smith-Short and Willin Ditch is a 2.96miles long 1st order tributary to Gravelly Branch in Sussex County, Delaware.
Smith-Short and Willin Ditch rises about 3 miles east-northeast of Gully Camp, Delaware, and then flows south to join Gravelly Branch about 1.5 miles northeast of Coverdale Crossroads.[5]
Smith-Short and Willin Ditch drains of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 705.08, and is about 17% forested.[2]