Ash Gut (Murderkill River tributary)

Ash Gut Tributary to Murderkill River
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Kent
Physical characteristics
Source	Pratt Branch divide
• location	about 0.2 miles west of Frederica, Delaware
• coordinates	39°00′45″N 075°29′52″W / 39.01250°N 75.49778°W / 39.01250; -75.49778[1]
• elevation	30 ft (9.1 m)[2]
Mouth	Murderkill 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]
Length	2.07 mi (3.33 km)[3]
Basin size	2.94 square miles (7.6 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Murderkill River
• average	3.60 cu ft/s (0.102 m3/s) at mouth with Ash Gut[4]
Basin features
Progression	Murderkill River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Murderkill River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	DE 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.

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]

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]

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