Bearhole Ditch | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Dirickson Creek |
Map Size: | 180 |
Map Alt: | Map of Bearhole Ditch mouth |
Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Bearhole Ditch mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Sussex |
Length: | 4.57miles[1] |
Discharge1 Avg: | 9.11cuft/s at mouth with Dirickson Creek[2] |
Source1: | Vines Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 1 mile north of Selbyville, Delaware |
Source1 Coordinates: | 38.4886°N -75.2186°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 40feet[4] |
Mouth: | Dirickson Creek |
Mouth Location: | about 0.1 miles north of Johnson, Delaware |
Mouth Coordinates: | 38.4806°N -75.1364°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
Progression: | generally east |
River System: | Little Assawoman Bay |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | DE 17 Gum Road Hudson Road Deer Run Road Bearhole Road Johnson Road DE 20 |
Bearhole Ditch is a 4.57miles long 2nd order tributary to Dirickson Creek, in Sussex County, Delaware.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
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.[4]
Bearhole Ditch drains of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 723.32 and is about 3.5% forested.[2]