Mill Creek
Tributary to Smyrna River
Location of Mill Creek mouth
Location of Mill Creek mouth
Location of Mill Creek mouth
Location of Mill Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
CitySmyrna
Physical characteristics
SourceSewell Branch divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles east of Underwood Corners, Delaware
 • coordinates39°14′41″N 075°40′11″W / 39.24472°N 75.66972°W / 39.24472; -75.66972[1]
 • elevation45 ft (14 m)[2]
MouthSmyrna River
 • location
about 1 mile northeast of Smyrna, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°20′05″N 075°35′07″W / 39.33472°N 75.58528°W / 39.33472; -75.58528[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length8.97 mi (14.44 km)[3]
Basin size12.63 square miles (32.7 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average15.38 cu ft/s (0.436 m3/s) at mouth with Smyrna River[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally northeast
River systemSmyrna River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesLake Como
BridgesUnderwoods Corner Road, Alley Corner Road, DE 300, Carter Road, US 13, DE 1, DE 6

Mill Creek is a 8.97 mi (14.44 km) long 3rd order tributary to Smyrna River in Kent County, Delaware.

Course

Mill Creek rises on the Sewell Branch divide about 0.25 miles east of Underwood Corners in Kent County. Mill Creek then flows northeast to meet the Smyrna River about 1 mile northeast of Smyrna, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Mill Creek drains 12.63 square miles (32.7 km2) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 631.41 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 "Duck Creek Topo Map, Kent County DE (Smyrna 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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