Brockonbridge Gut
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| Brockonbridge Gut Tributary to Delaware Bay | |
|---|---|
  Location of Brockonbridge Gut mouth  Brockonbridge Gut (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Kent |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Murderkill River divide |
| • location | Thompsonville, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°59′47″N 075°23′54″W / 38.99639°N 75.39833°W[1] |
| • elevation | 9 ft (2.7 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Delaware Bay |
• location | Sandy Point, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°02′20″N 075°22′25″W / 39.03889°N 75.37361°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.67 mi (7.52 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 4.55 square miles (11.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Delaware Bay |
| • average | 5.54 cu ft/s (0.157 m3/s) at mouth with Delaware Bay[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | northeast |
| River system | Delaware Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| 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.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- 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.[2]
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.[4]
