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Big Creek (Marshyhope Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 38°31′35.42″N 075°45′43.36″W / 38.5265056°N 75.7620444°W / 38.5265056; -75.7620444
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Big Creek
Tributary to Marshyhope Creek
Map of Big Creek mouth location
Map of Big Creek mouth location
Location of Big Creek mouth
Map of Big Creek mouth location
Map of Big Creek mouth location
Big Creek (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountyDorchester
Physical characteristics
SourceThis stream begins in a tidal area
 • locationabout 1 mile west of Riverton, Maryland
 • coordinates38°30′44.00″N 075°46′43.76″W / 38.5122222°N 75.7788222°W / 38.5122222; -75.7788222[1]
 • elevation0 ft (0 m)[1]
MouthMarshyhope Creek
 • location
about 0.25 miles southeast of Walnut Landing, Maryland[1]
 • coordinates
38°31′35.42″N 075°45′43.36″W / 38.5265056°N 75.7620444°W / 38.5265056; -75.7620444[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length1.45 mi (2.33 km)[2]
Basin size1.32 square miles (3.4 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationMarshyhope Creek
 • average1.41 cu ft/s (0.040 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

Big Creek is a 1.45 mi (2.33 km) long first-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Dorchester County, Maryland.

Course

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Big Creek rises about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Riverton, Maryland in a tidal marsh and then flows northeast to join Marshyhope Creek about 0.25 miles (0.40 km) southeast of Walnut Landing, Maryland.[1]

Watershed

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Big Creek drains 1.32 square miles (3.4 km2) of area, receives about 43.9 in/year of precipitation, and is about 13.51% forested.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Big Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved November 25, 2022.