Agricultural Ditch (Dirickson Creek tributary)

Agricultural Ditch is a 3.93 mi (6.32 km) long 2nd order tributary to Dirickson Creek, in Sussex County, Delaware.

Agricultural Ditch Tributary to Dirickson Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Physical characteristics
Source	McCray Branch divide
• location	about 0.25 miles northwest of Roxana, Delaware
• coordinates	38°30′37″N 075°10′39″W[1]
• elevation	30 ft (9.1 m)[2]
Mouth	Dirickson Creek
• location	about 0.25 miles north of Fenwick West, Delaware
• coordinates	38°29′32″N 075°07′44″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length	3.93 mi (6.32 km)[3]
Basin size	2.61 square miles (6.8 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• average	2.58 cu ft/s (0.073 m^3/s) at mouth with Dirickson Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	generally southeast
River system	Little Assawoman Bay
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	DE 20 Bennett Road DE 17 DE 370 Bayard Road Old Mill Bridge Road

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

• Carey Branch

Course

Agricultural Ditch rises on the McCray Branch divide about 0.25 miles northwest of Roxana in Sussex County, Delaware. Agricultural Ditch then flows generally southeast to meet Dirickson Creek about 0.25 miles north of Fenwick West, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Agricultural Ditch drains 2.61 square miles (6.8 km²) of area, receives about 44.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 721.07 and is about 7.3% forested.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Delaware

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Agricultural Ditch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
2. "Batson Branch Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Selbyville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
4. "Agricultural Ditch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 February 2020.