Corks Point Ditch is a long 2nd order tributary to
Smyrna River
The Smyrna River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 river in central Delaware in the United States.
It rises east of Smyrna, Delaware, at the confluence ...
in
New Castle County, Delaware
New Castle County is the northernmost of the three List of counties in Delaware, counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent County, Delaware, Kent, and Sussex County, Delaware, Sussex). As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 ce ...
.
Variant names
According to the
Geographic Names Information System
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, it has also been known historically as:
*Beaver Branch
*Morris Run
Course
Corks Point Ditch rises the
Sawmill Branch
A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logs are cut into lumber. Modern sawmills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes (dimens ...
divide about 0.25 miles south of Tent in
New Castle County, Delaware
New Castle County is the northernmost of the three List of counties in Delaware, counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent County, Delaware, Kent, and Sussex County, Delaware, Sussex). As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 ce ...
. Corks Point Ditch then flows south then northeast to meet the Smyrna River about 2 miles east of Walker, Delaware.
Watershed
Corks Point Ditch drains of area, receives about 44.4 in/year of precipitation, has a
topographic wetness index
The topographic wetness index (TWI), also known as the compound topographic index (CTI), is a steady state wetness index. It is commonly used to quantify topographic control on hydrological processes. The index is a function of both the slope and ...
of 594.01 and is about 13.0% forested.
See also
*
List of rivers of Delaware
List of rivers in Delaware (U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by name.
Major rivers and creeks (28)
*Appoquinimink River
* Blackbird Creek
* Brandywine Creek
* Broad Creek
* Broadkill River
*Choptank River
*Christina River
*Delaware River
...
References
Rivers of Delaware
Rivers of New Castle County, Delaware
Tributaries of the Smyrna River
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