Corks Point Ditch – Wikipedia

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River in Delaware, United States

Corks Point Ditch

Tributary to Smyrna River
Location of Corks Point Ditch mouth

Location of Corks Point Ditch mouth

Location of Corks Point Ditch mouth

Location of Corks Point Ditch mouth
Location
Country United States
State Delaware
County New Castle
Physical characteristics
Source Sawmill Branch divide
 • location About 0.5 miles south of Tent, Delaware
 • coordinates

39°20′59″N 075°36′11″W / 39.34972°N 75.60306°W / 39.34972; -75.60306[1]
 • elevation 52 ft (16 m)[2]
Mouth Smyrna River

 • location

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 about 2 miles east of Walker, Delaware

 • coordinates

 39°20′21″N 075°33′30″W / 39.33917°N 75.55833°W / 39.33917; -75.55833[1]

 • elevation

 0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length 3.86 mi (6.21 km)[3]
Basin size 7.29 square miles (18.9 km2)[4]
Discharge  
 • average 8.69 cu ft/s (0.246 m3/s) at mouth with Smyrna River[4]
Basin features
Progression south then northeast
River system Smyrna River
Tributaries  
 • left unnamed tributaries
 • right Morris Branch
Bridges Paddock Road, McQuail Road

Corks Point Ditch is a 3.86 mi (6.21 km) long 2nd order tributary to Smyrna River in New Castle County, Delaware.

Variant names[edit]

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

Corks Point Ditch rises the Sawmill Branch divide about 0.25 miles south of Tent in New Castle County, Delaware. Corks Point Ditch then flows south then northeast to meet the Smyrna River about 2 miles east of Walker, Delaware.[2]

Watershed[edit]

Corks Point Ditch drains 7.29 square miles (18.9 km2) of area, receives about 44.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 594.01 and is about 13.0% forested.[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c

    “GNIS Detail – Corks Point Ditch”. geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

  2. ^ a b c “Sawmill Branch Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Smyrna Area)”. TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. ^ “ArcGIS Web Application”. epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b c “Corks Point Ditch Watershed Report”. Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 March 2020.



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