Brockonbridge Gut facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Brockonbridge Gut |
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Location of Brockonbridge Gut mouth
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| Other name(s) | Tributary to Delaware Bay |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Kent |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Murderkill River divide Thompsonville, Delaware 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| River mouth | Delaware Bay Sandy Point, Delaware 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 4.67 mi (7.52 km) |
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| Progression | northeast |
| River system | Delaware Bay |
| Basin size | 4.55 square miles (11.8 km2) |
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| Bridges | Milford Neck Road, Thompsonville Road, Brockam Bridge Road |
Brockonbridge Gut is a 4.67 mi (7.52 km) long 2nd order tributary to Delaware Bay in Kent County, Delaware. Brockonbridge Gut is the only stream of this name in the United States.
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Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
- Baucumbrig Creek
Course
Brockonbridge Gut rises on the Murderkill River divide at Thompsonville, Delaware. Brockonbridge Gut then flows northeast to meet Delaware Bay at Sandy Point.
Watershed
Brockonbridge Gut drains 4.55 square miles (11.8 km2) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 788.71 and is about 3.0% forested.
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