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Doty Glade

Coordinates: 38°48′18.40″N 075°13′23.67″W / 38.8051111°N 75.2232417°W / 38.8051111; -75.2232417
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Doty Glade
Tributary to Broadkill River
Map of Doty Glade mouth location
Map of Doty Glade mouth location
Location of Doty Glade mouth
Map of Doty Glade mouth location
Map of Doty Glade mouth location
Doty Glade (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceBeaverdam Creek divide
 • locationabout 1 mi (1.6 km) south of Steamboat Landing, Delaware
 • coordinates38°47′24.68″N 075°14′16.35″W / 38.7901889°N 75.2378750°W / 38.7901889; -75.2378750[1]
 • elevation8 ft (2.4 m)[1]
MouthBroadkill River
 • location
about 0.5 mi (0.80 km) miles northeast of Steamboat Landing, Delaware
 • coordinates
38°48′18.40″N 075°13′23.67″W / 38.8051111°N 75.2232417°W / 38.8051111; -75.2232417[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length2.44 mi (3.93 km)[2]
Basin size1.72 square miles (4.5 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationBroadkill River
 • average1.59 cu ft/s (0.045 m3/s) at mouth with Broadkill River[3]
Basin features
ProgressionBroadkill RiverDelaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean[2]
River systemBroadkill River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesDE 1, Steamboat Landing Road

Doty Glade is a 1.72 mi (2.77 km) long first-order tributary to the Broadkill River in Sussex County, Delaware.

Course

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Doty Glade rises on the Beaverdam Creek divide about 1 mi (1.6 km) south of Steamboat Landing, Delaware, and then flows generally northeast to join the Broadkill River about 0.5 mi (0.80 km) northeast of Steamboat Landing, Delaware.[1]

Watershed

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Doty Glade drains 2.44 square miles (6.3 km2) of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, and is about 14.75% forested.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Beaverdam Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved April 13, 2023.