Parker and Sampson Ditch
Stream in Delaware, USA
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Parker and Sampson Ditch is a 3.72 mi (5.99 km) long first-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
| Parker and Sampson Ditch Tributary to Marshyhope Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Parker and Sampson Ditch mouth  Parker and Sampson Ditch (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Polk and Bee Branch divides |
| • location | about 1-mile southwest of Greenwood, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°47′42.00″N 075°38′8.00″W[1] |
| • elevation | 59 ft (18 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Marshyhope Creek |
• location | about 0.5 miles north-northeast of Woodenhawk, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°48′33.41″N 075°40′55.75″W[1] |
• elevation | 30 ft (9.1 m)[1] |
| Length | 3.72 mi (5.99 km)[2] |
Basin size | 1.99 square miles (5.2 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Marshyhope Creek |
| • average | 2.45 cu ft/s (0.069 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[2] |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Blanchard Road, Double Fork Road |
Course
Parker and Sampson Ditch rises on the Polk and Bee Branch divides about 1-mile southwest of Greenwood, Delaware, and then flows northwest to join Marshyhope Creek about 0.5 miles north-northeast of Woodenhawk, Delaware.[1]
Watershed
Parker and Sampson Ditch drains 1.99 square miles (5.2 km2) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, and is about 17.62% forested.[3]