Shorts Ditch is a 2.14 mi (3.44 km) long 1st order tributary to Deep Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Shorts Ditch
Tributary to Deep Creek
Map of Shorts Ditch mouth location
Map of Shorts Ditch mouth location
Location of Shorts Ditch mouth
Map of Shorts Ditch mouth location
Map of Shorts Ditch mouth location
Shorts Ditch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceGravelly Branch divide
 • locationabout 2.5 miles southeast of Coverdale Crossroads, Delaware
 • coordinates38°41′59″N 075°29′54″W / 38.69972°N 75.49833°W / 38.69972; -75.49833[1]
 • elevation35 ft (11 m)[2]
MouthDeep Creek
 • location
about 0.5 miles northeast of Old Furnace, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°40′25″N 075°30′19″W / 38.67361°N 75.50528°W / 38.67361; -75.50528[1]
 • elevation
20 ft (6.1 m)[3]
Length2.14 mi (3.44 km)[4]
Basin size2.53 square miles (6.6 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationDeep Creek
 • average3.08 cu ft/s (0.087 m3/s) at mouth with Deep Creek[5]
Basin features
Progressionsouthwest[4]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesCokesbury Road

Course

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Shorts Ditch rises on the Gravelly Branch divide 2.5 miles southeast of Coverdale Crossroads, and then flows southwest to join Deep Creek about 0.5 miles northeast of Old Furnace.[3]

Watershed

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Shorts Ditch drains 2.53 square miles (6.6 km2) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 738.93, and is about 22% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Shorts Ditch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Shorts Ditch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 May 2021.