Gully Camp Ditch facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Gully Camp Ditch |
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Location of Gully Camp Ditch mouth
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| Other name(s) | Tributary to Gum Branch |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Smith-short and Willin Ditch divide about 3 miles east of Bridgeville, Delaware 42 ft (13 m) 38°44′39″N 075°31′34″W / 38.74417°N 75.52611°W |
| River mouth | Gum Branch about 2 miles east of Bridgeville, Delaware 20 ft (6.1 m) 38°44′34″N 075°33′10″W / 38.74278°N 75.55278°W |
| Length | 1.45 mi (2.33 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | west |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Basin size | 0.78 square miles (2.0 km2) |
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| Bridges | Oak Road, Apple Tree Road |
Gully Camp Ditch is a small waterway in Sussex County, Delaware. It is about 1.45 miles (2.33 km) long. This ditch flows into another stream called Gum Branch. Interestingly, this is the only stream in the entire United States with the name Gully Camp Ditch!
Where Gully Camp Ditch Flows
Gully Camp Ditch starts its journey about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of a town called Bridgeville, Delaware. From its starting point, it flows towards the west. After flowing for a bit, it joins up with Gum Branch. This meeting point is about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Bridgeville.
What is a Watershed?
A watershed is like a big natural bowl. It collects all the rain and snow that falls in a certain area. All that water then flows downhill into a specific stream, river, or lake. Think of it as all the land that drains water into one main body of water.
Gully Camp Ditch's Watershed
The watershed for Gully Camp Ditch covers about 0.78 square miles (2.02 square kilometers). This means all the rain that falls in this area eventually makes its way into Gully Camp Ditch.
This area gets a good amount of rain each year, about 45.1 inches (114.5 cm). Also, about 31% of the land in this watershed is covered by forests.
