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Smithville Ditch

Coordinates: 38°47′30.41″N 075°44′20.75″W / 38.7917806°N 75.7390972°W / 38.7917806; -75.7390972
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Smithville Ditch
Tributary to Tommy Wright Branch
Map of Smithville Ditch mouth location
Map of Smithville Ditch mouth location
Location of Smithville Ditch mouth
Map of Smithville Ditch mouth location
Map of Smithville Ditch mouth location
Smithville Ditch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountyCaroline
Physical characteristics
SourceShort and Hall Ditch divide
 • locationabout 5 miles southeast of Denton, Maryland
 • coordinates38°49′14.00″N 075°44′14.00″W / 38.8205556°N 75.7372222°W / 38.8205556; -75.7372222[1]
 • elevation52 ft (16 m)[1]
MouthTommy Wright Branch
 • location
about 1.5 miles west-northwest of Smithville, Maryland[1]
 • coordinates
38°47′30.41″N 075°44′20.75″W / 38.7917806°N 75.7390972°W / 38.7917806; -75.7390972[1]
 • elevation
33 ft (10 m)[1]
Length2.26 mi (3.64 km)[2]
Basin size3.43 square miles (8.9 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationTommy Wright Branch
 • average4.06 cu ft/s (0.115 m3/s) at mouth with Tommy Wright Branch[3]
Basin features
ProgressionTommy Wright BranchMarshyhope CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMelvin Road, Bullock Road, MD 404, Line Road

Smithville Ditch is a 2.26 mi (3.64 km) long second-order tributary to Tommy Wright Branch in Caroline County, Maryland. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

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Smithville Ditch rises about 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Denton, Maryland, and then flows generally south to join Tommy Wright Branch about 0.75 miles (1.21 km) west-southwest of Smithville, Maryland.[1]

Watershed

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Smithville Ditch drains 3.43 square miles (8.9 km2) of area, receives about 44.6 in/year of precipitation, and is about 12.11% forested.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Smithville Ditch Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved December 9, 2022.