Beaver Gut Ditch Explained

Beaver Gut Ditch
Name Other:Tributary to St. Jones River
Map Size:200
Pushpin Map:USA Delaware#USA
Pushpin Map Size:200
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Beaver Gut Ditch mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Kent
Length:1.36miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:St. Jones River
Discharge1 Avg:2.14cuft/s at mouth with St. Jones River[2]
Source1:Thorndyk Branch divide
Source1 Location:Pond about 0.25 miles west of Magnolia, Delaware
Source1 Coordinates:39.0739°N -75.4842°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:20feet[4]
Mouth:St. Jones River
Mouth Location:Florence, Delaware
Mouth Coordinates:39.0858°N -75.4842°W
Mouth Elevation:0feet
Progression:northeast
River System:St. Jones River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:South State Street, Ponderosa Drive

Beaver Gut Ditch is a 1.36miles long 1st order tributary to St. Jones River in Kent County, Delaware.

Course

Beaver Gut Ditch rises in a pond on the Thorndyk Branch divide about 0.25 miles west of Magnolia in Kent County, Delaware. Beaver Gut Ditch then flows northeast to meet the St. Jones River at Florence, Delaware.[4]

Watershed

Beaver Gut Ditch drains of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 579.16 and is about 5.1% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 10 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Beaver Gut Ditch Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 11 March 2020.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Beaver Gut Ditch . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 11 March 2020.
  4. Web site: Beaver Gut Ditch Topo Map, Kent County DE (Frederica Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 11 March 2020 . en.