Big Creek (Marshyhope Creek tributary) explained

Big Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Map Size:250
Pushpin Map:Maryland#USA
Pushpin Map Size:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Big Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Big Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Maryland
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Dorchester
Length:1.45miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Marshyhope Creek
Discharge1 Avg:1.41cuft/s at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[2]
Source1:This stream begins in a tidal area
Source1 Location:about 1 mile west of Riverton, Maryland
Source1 Coordinates:38.5122°N -75.7788°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:0feet
Mouth:Marshyhope Creek
Mouth Location:about 0.25 miles southeast of Walnut Landing, Maryland
Mouth Coordinates:38.5265°N -75.762°W
Mouth Elevation:0feet
Progression:Marshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River System:Nanticoke River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:none

Big Creek is a 1.45miles long first-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Dorchester County, Maryland.

Course

Big Creek rises about west of Riverton, Maryland in a tidal marsh and then flows northeast to join Marshyhope Creek about southeast of Walnut Landing, Maryland.[3]

Watershed

Big Creek drains of area, receives about 43.9 in/year of precipitation, and is about 13.51% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . November 25, 2022.
  2. Web site: Big Creek Watershed Report . watersgeo.epa.gov . US EPA . November 25, 2022 . en.
  3. Web site: Geographic Names Information System . edits.nationalmap.gov . US Geological Survey . November 25, 2022.