Parker and Sampson Ditch

Parker and Sampson Ditch is a 3.72 mi (5.99 km) long first-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Parker and Sampson Ditch
Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Map of Parker and Sampson Ditch mouth location
Map of Parker and Sampson Ditch mouth location
Location of Parker and Sampson Ditch mouth
Map of Parker and Sampson Ditch mouth location
Map of Parker and Sampson Ditch mouth location
Parker and Sampson Ditch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourcePolk and Bee Branch divides
 • locationabout 1-mile southwest of Greenwood, Delaware
 • coordinates38°47′42.00″N 075°38′8.00″W / 38.7950000°N 75.6355556°W / 38.7950000; -75.6355556[1]
 • elevation59 ft (18 m)[1]
MouthMarshyhope Creek
 • location
about 0.5 miles north-northeast of Woodenhawk, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°48′33.41″N 075°40′55.75″W / 38.8092806°N 75.6821528°W / 38.8092806; -75.6821528[1]
 • elevation
30 ft (9.1 m)[1]
Length3.72 mi (5.99 km)[2]
Basin size1.99 square miles (5.2 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationMarshyhope Creek
 • average2.45 cu ft/s (0.069 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[2]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBlanchard Road, Double Fork Road

Course

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Parker and Sampson Ditch rises on the Polk and Bee Branch divides about 1-mile southwest of Greenwood, Delaware, and then flows northwest to join Marshyhope Creek about 0.5 miles north-northeast of Woodenhawk, Delaware.[1]

Watershed

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Parker and Sampson Ditch drains 1.99 square miles (5.2 km2) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, and is about 17.62% forested.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved February 1, 2023.