Big Creek is a long first-order tributary to
Marshyhope Creek
Marshyhope Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Nanticoke River on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in Kent County, Delaware, and r ...
in
Dorchester County, Maryland
Dorchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. At the 2020 census, the population was 32,531. Its county seat is Cambridge. The county was formed in 1669 and named for the Earl of Dorset, a family friend of the Calverts (t ...
.
Course
Big Creek rises about west of Riverton, Maryland in a tidal marsh and then flows northeast to join
Marshyhope Creek
Marshyhope Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Nanticoke River on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in Kent County, Delaware, and r ...
about southeast of Walnut Landing, Maryland.
Watershed
Big Creek drains of area, receives about 43.9 in/year of precipitation, and is about 13.51% forested.
See also
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List of Maryland rivers
List of rivers of Maryland (U.S. state).
The list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream.
By drainage basin
Delaware River
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References
Rivers of Maryland
Rivers of Dorchester County, Maryland
Tributaries of the Nanticoke River
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