Brockonbridge Gut

Brockonbridge Gut is a 4.67 mi (7.52 km) long 2nd order tributary to Delaware Bay in Kent County, Delaware. Brockonbridge Gut is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Brockonbridge Gut Tributary to Delaware Bay
Location of Brockonbridge Gut mouth Brockonbridge Gut (the United States)
Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Kent
Physical characteristics
Source	Murderkill River divide
• location	Thompsonville, Delaware
• coordinates	38°59′47″N 075°23′54″W
• elevation	9 ft (2.7 m)
Mouth	Delaware Bay
• location	Sandy Point, Delaware
• coordinates	39°02′20″N 075°22′25″W
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Length	4.67 mi (7.52 km)
Basin size	4.55 square miles (11.8 km2)
Discharge
• location	Delaware Bay
• average	5.54 cu ft/s (0.157 m3/s) at mouth with Delaware Bay
Basin features
Progression	northeast
River system	Delaware Bay
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Milford Neck Road, Thompsonville Road, Brockam Bridge Road

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:

• Baucumbrig Creek

Course

Brockonbridge Gut rises on the Murderkill River divide at Thompsonville, Delaware. Brockonbridge Gut then flows northeast to meet Delaware Bay at Sandy Point.

Watershed

Brockonbridge Gut drains 4.55 square miles (11.8 km²) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 788.71 and is about 3.0% forested.

See also

• List of Delaware rivers

Maps

Course and Watershed of Brockonbridge Gut

External links

• Report on tidal wetlands around Brockonbridge Gut