Little Mill Creek (Christina River tributary) explained

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 RiverDelaware RiverDelaware BayAtlantic 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.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]

Course

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]

Watershed

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 29 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Little Mill Creek Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 29 February 2020.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Little Mill Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 29 February 2020.
  4. Web site: Little Mill Creek Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Wilmington South Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 29 February 2020 . en.