Ash Gut (Murderkill River tributary)

Stream in Delaware, USA

Ash Gut

Tributary to Murderkill River

Location of Ash Gut mouth

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Ash Gut (Murderkill River tributary) (the United States)

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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.

## Course

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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]

## Watershed

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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]

## See also

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* List of Delaware rivers

## Maps

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Course of Ash Gut (Murderkill River tributary) Watershed of Ash Gut (Murderkill River tributary)

## References

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1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Ash Gut". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
2. ^ a b c "Ash Gut Topo Map, Kent County DE (Milford Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
4. ^ a b c "Ash Gut Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 March 2020.

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