Smithville Ditch

Stream in Maryland, USA

38°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 featuresProgressionTommy Wright Branch → Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic OceanRiver systemNanticoke RiverTributaries • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesMelvin 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

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

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]

References

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