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Brockonbridge Gut is a 4.67 mi (7.52 km) long 2nd order tributary to Delaware Bay in Kent County, Delaware. Brockonbridge Gut is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Brockonbridge Gut Tributary to Delaware Bay
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Kent
Physical characteristics
Source	Murderkill River divide
• location	Thompsonville, Delaware
• coordinates	38°59′47″N 075°23′54″W[1]
• elevation	9 ft (2.7 m)[2]
Mouth	Delaware Bay
• location	Sandy Point, Delaware
• coordinates	39°02′20″N 075°22′25″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length	4.67 mi (7.52 km)[3]
Basin size	4.55 square miles (11.8 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Delaware Bay
• average	5.54 cu ft/s (0.157 m3/s) at mouth with Delaware Bay[4]
Basin features
Progression	northeast
River system	Delaware Bay
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Milford Neck Road, Thompsonville Road, Brockam Bridge Road

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

• Baucumbrig Creek

Course

Brockonbridge Gut rises on the Murderkill River divide at Thompsonville, Delaware. Brockonbridge Gut then flows northeast to meet Delaware Bay at Sandy Point.[2]

Watershed

Brockonbridge Gut drains 4.55 square miles (11.8 km²) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 788.71 and is about 3.0% forested.[4]

See also

• List of Delaware rivers

Maps

External links

• Report on tidal wetlands around Brockonbridge Gut

References

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