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Ash Gut (Murderkill River tributary)

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Coordinates: 38°59′42″N 075°28′14″W / 38.99500°N 75.47056°W / 38.99500; -75.47056
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Ash Gut
Tributary to Murderkill River
Ash Gut (Murderkill River tributary) is located in Delaware
Ash Gut (Murderkill River tributary)
Location of Ash Gut mouth
Ash Gut (Murderkill River tributary) is located in the United States
Ash Gut (Murderkill River tributary)
Ash Gut (Murderkill River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Physical characteristics
SourcePratt Branch divide
 • locationabout 0.2 miles west of Frederica, Delaware
 • coordinates39°00′45″N 075°29′52″W / 39.01250°N 75.49778°W / 39.01250; -75.49778[1]
 • elevation30 ft (9.1 m)[2]
MouthMurderkill River
 • location
about 0.5 miles south of Frederica, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°59′42″N 075°28′14″W / 38.99500°N 75.47056°W / 38.99500; -75.47056[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length2.07 mi (3.33 km)[3]
Basin size2.94 square miles (7.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationMurderkill River
 • average3.60 cu ft/s (0.102 m3/s) at mouth with Ash Gut[4]
Basin features
ProgressionMurderkill River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemMurderkill River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesDE 12, Carpenter Bridge Road

Ash Gut is a 2.07 mi (3.33 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Murderkill River in Kent County, Delaware.

Course

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Ash Gut rises on the Pratt Branch divide about 0.2 miles west of Frederica, Delaware. Ash Gut then flows southeast to meet the Murderkill River about 0.5 miles south of Frederica, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

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Ash Gut drains 2.94 square miles (7.6 km2) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 586.46 and is about 4.2% forested.[4]

See also

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Maps

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Course of Ash Gut (Murderkill River tributary)
Watershed of Ash Gut (Murderkill River tributary)

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Ash Gut". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Ash Gut Topo Map, Kent County DE (Milford Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Ash Gut Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
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