Mill Creek
Tributary to Blackbird Creek
Location of Mill Creek mouth
Location of Mill Creek mouth
Location of Mill Creek mouth
Location of Mill Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Physical characteristics
SourceCedar Swamp divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles northeast of Taylors Bridge, Delaware
 • coordinates39°25′50″N 075°35′03″W / 39.43056°N 75.58417°W / 39.43056; -75.58417[1]
 • elevation0 ft (0 m)[2]
MouthBlackbird Creek
 • location
about 2 miles north-northeast of Taylors Bridge, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°29′50″N 075°34′03″W / 39.49722°N 75.56750°W / 39.49722; -75.56750[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length3.53 mi (5.68 km)[3]
Basin size1.61 square miles (4.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average1.26 cu ft/s (0.036 m3/s) at mouth with Appoquinmink River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionBlackbird Creek → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemBlackbird Creek
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries

Mill Creek is a 2.19 mi (3.52 km) long 1st order tributary to Blackbird Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.

Course

Mill Creek rises on the Cedar Swamp divide about 0.5 miles northeast of Taylors Bridge in New Castle County, Delaware. Mill Creek then flows north to meet Blackbird Creek about 2 miles north-northeast of Taylors Bridge, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Mill Creek drains 1.61 square miles (4.2 km2) of area, receives about 43.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 946.15 and is about 2.1% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Mill Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Blackbird Creek Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Taylors Bridge Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Mill Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 March 2020.



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