Corks Point Ditch | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Smyrna River |
Map Size: | 180 |
Map Alt: | Map of Corks Point Ditch mouth |
Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Corks Point Ditch mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | New Castle |
Length: | 3.86miles[1] |
Discharge1 Avg: | 8.69cuft/s at mouth with Smyrna River[2] |
Source1: | Sawmill Branch divide |
Source1 Location: | About 0.5 miles south of Tent, Delaware |
Source1 Coordinates: | 39.3497°N -75.6031°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 52feet[4] |
Mouth: | Smyrna River |
Mouth Location: | about 2 miles east of Walker, Delaware |
Mouth Coordinates: | 39.3392°N -75.5583°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
Progression: | south then northeast |
River System: | Smyrna River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | Morris Branch |
Bridges: | Paddock Road, McQuail Road |
Corks Point Ditch is a 3.86miles long 2nd order tributary to Smyrna River in New Castle County, Delaware.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Corks Point Ditch rises the Sawmill Branch divide about 0.25 miles south of Tent in New Castle County, Delaware. Corks Point Ditch then flows south then northeast to meet the Smyrna River about 2 miles east of Walker, Delaware.[4]
Corks Point Ditch drains of area, receives about 44.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 594.01 and is about 13.0% forested.[2]