Gully Camp Ditch
Tributary to Gum Branch
Map of Gully Camp Ditch mouth location
Map of Gully Camp Ditch mouth location
Location of Gully Camp Ditch mouth
Map of Gully Camp Ditch mouth location
Map of Gully Camp Ditch mouth location
Gully Camp Ditch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceSmith-short and Willin Ditch divide
 • locationabout 3 miles east of Bridgeville, Delaware[1]
 • coordinates38°44′39″N 075°31′34″W / 38.74417°N 75.52611°W / 38.74417; -75.52611[2]
 • elevation42 ft (13 m)[1]
MouthGum Branch
 • location
about 2 miles east of Bridgeville, Delaware[3]
 • coordinates
38°44′34″N 075°33′10″W / 38.74278°N 75.55278°W / 38.74278; -75.55278[2]
 • elevation
20 ft (6.1 m)[3]
Length1.45 mi (2.33 km)[4]
Basin size0.78 square miles (2.0 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationGum Branch
 • average0.96 cu ft/s (0.027 m3/s) at mouth with Gum Branch[5]
Basin features
ProgressionGum Branch → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesOak Road, Apple Tree Road

Gully Camp Ditch is a 1.45 mi (2.33 km) long 1st order tributary to Gum Branch in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[2]

Course

Gully Camp Ditch rises about 3 miles east of Bridgeville, Delaware[1] and then flows west to join Gum Branch about 2 miles east of Bridgeville.[3]

Watershed

Gully Camp Ditch drains 0.78 square miles (2.0 km2) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 610.48 and is about 31% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail - Gully Camp Ditch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Gully Camp Ditch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 December 2020.



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