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Beaver Gut Ditch
Beaver Gut Ditch is located in Delaware
Beaver Gut Ditch
Beaver Gut Ditch is located in the United States
Beaver Gut Ditch
Location of Beaver Gut Ditch mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to St. Jones River
Country United States
State Delaware
County Kent
Physical characteristics
Main source Thorndyk Branch divide
Pond about 0.25 miles west of Magnolia, Delaware
20 ft (6.1 m)
39°04′26″N 075°29′03″W / 39.07389°N 75.48417°W / 39.07389; -75.48417
River mouth St. Jones River
Florence, Delaware
0 ft (0 m)
39°05′09″N 075°29′03″W / 39.08583°N 75.48417°W / 39.08583; -75.48417
Length 1.36 mi (2.19 km)
Basin features
Progression northeast
River system St. Jones River
Basin size 1.79 square miles (4.6 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges South State Street, Ponderosa Drive

Beaver Gut Ditch is a 1.36 mi (2.19 km) long 1st order tributary to St. Jones River in Kent County, Delaware.

Course

Beaver Gut Ditch rises in a pond on the Thorndyk Branch divide about 0.25 miles west of Magnolia in Kent County, Delaware. Beaver Gut Ditch then flows northeast to meet the St. Jones River at Florence, Delaware.

Watershed

Beaver Gut Ditch drains 1.79 square miles (4.6 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 579.16 and is about 5.1% forested.

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Course and Watershed of Beaver Gut Ditch (St. Jones River tributary)
Course and Watershed of Beaver Gut Ditch (St. Jones River tributary)
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