Gully Camp Ditch

Gully Camp Ditch is a 1.45 mi (2.33 km) long 1st order tributary to Gum Branch in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[2]

Gully Camp Ditch
Tributary to Gum Branch
Location of Gully Camp Ditch mouth
Gully Camp Ditch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceSmith-short and Willin Ditch divide
 • locationabout 3 miles east of Bridgeville, Delaware[1]
 • coordinates38°44′39″N 075°31′34″W[2]
 • elevation42 ft (13 m)[1]
MouthGum Branch
 • location
about 2 miles east of Bridgeville, Delaware[3]
 • coordinates
38°44′34″N 075°33′10″W[2]
 • elevation
20 ft (6.1 m)[3]
Length1.45 mi (2.33 km)[4]
Basin size0.78 square miles (2.0 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationGum Branch
 • average0.96 cu ft/s (0.027 m3/s) at mouth with Gum Branch[5]
Basin features
ProgressionGum Branch → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesOak Road, Apple Tree Road

Course

Gully Camp Ditch rises about 3 miles east of Bridgeville, Delaware[1] and then flows west to join Gum Branch about 2 miles east of Bridgeville.[3]

Watershed

Gully Camp Ditch drains 0.78 square miles (2.0 km2) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 610.48 and is about 31% forested.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. "GNIS Detail - Gully Camp Ditch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. "Gully Camp Ditch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 December 2020.


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