Big Creek (Marshyhope Creek tributary)
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Big Creek is a 1.45 mi (2.33 km) long first-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Dorchester County, Maryland.
Quick Facts Big Creek Tributary to Marshyhope Creek, Location ...
Big Creek Tributary to Marshyhope Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Maryland |
County | Dorchester |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | This stream begins in a tidal area |
• location | about 1 mile west of Riverton, Maryland |
• coordinates | 38°30′44.00″N 075°46′43.76″W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
Mouth | Marshyhope Creek |
• location | about 0.25 miles southeast of Walnut Landing, Maryland[1] |
• coordinates | 38°31′35.42″N 075°45′43.36″W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
Length | 1.45 mi (2.33 km)[2] |
Basin size | 1.32 square miles (3.4 km2)[3] |
Discharge | |
• location | Marshyhope Creek |
• average | 1.41 cu ft/s (0.040 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Nanticoke River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | none |
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