Agricultural Ditch (Dirickson Creek tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Agricultural Ditch
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Other name(s)	Tributary to Dirickson Creek
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Physical characteristics
Main source	McCray Branch divide about 0.25 miles northwest of Roxana, Delaware 30 ft (9.1 m) 38°30′37″N 075°10′39″W / 38.51028°N 75.17750°W / 38.51028; -75.17750
River mouth	Dirickson Creek about 0.25 miles north of Fenwick West, Delaware 0 ft (0 m) 38°29′32″N 075°07′44″W / 38.49222°N 75.12889°W / 38.49222; -75.12889
Length	3.93 mi (6.32 km)
Basin features
Progression	generally southeast
River system	Little Assawoman Bay
Basin size	2.61 square miles (6.8 km2)
Tributaries	Left: unnamed tributaries Right: unnamed tributaries
Bridges	DE 20 Bennett Road DE 17 DE 370 Bayard Road Old Mill Bridge Road

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

Variant names

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

• 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.

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.