Little Mill Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Christina River |
Image Alt: | Picture of Little Mill Creek |
Map Size: | 180 |
Map Alt: | Map of Little Mill Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 180 |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Little Mill Creek mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | New Castle |
Subdivision Type4: | City |
Subdivision Name4: | Wilmington |
Length: | 3.29miles[1] |
Discharge1 Avg: | 13.64cuft/s at mouth with Christina River[2] |
Source1: | Brandywine Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 0.5 miles west of Greenville, Delaware |
Source1 Coordinates: | 39.7778°N -75.6042°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 315feet[4] |
Mouth: | Christina River |
Mouth Location: | Wilmington, Delaware |
Mouth Coordinates: | 39.7186°N -75.5675°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
Progression: | Christina River → Delaware River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Christina River |
Tributaries Left: | Willow Run Chestnut Run |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Carriage Road, Barley Mill Road, DE 48, Downs Drive, Faulkland Road, Rhode Island Avenue, DE 141, DE 2, DE 100, N Maryland Avenue, Major Street, I-95 |
Little Mill Creek is a 3.29miles long 3rd order tributary to Christina River in New Castle County, Delaware.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Little Mill Creek rises on the Brandywine Creek divide about 0.5 miles west of Greenville in New Castle County, Delaware. Little Mill Creek then flows generally south to meet Christina River at Wilmington, Delaware.[4]
Little Mill Creek drains of area, receives about 46.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 494.65 and is about 14% forested.[2]