Mill Creek (Blackbird Creek tributary) explained

Mill Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Blackbird Creek
Map Size:180
Map Alt:Map of Mill Creek mouth
Pushpin Map:Delaware#USA
Pushpin Map Size:180
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Mill Creek mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:New Castle
Length:3.53miles[1]
Discharge1 Avg:1.26cuft/s at mouth with Appoquinmink River[2]
Source1:Cedar Swamp divide
Source1 Location:about 0.5 miles northeast of Taylors Bridge, Delaware
Source1 Coordinates:39.4306°N -75.5842°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:0feet[4]
Mouth:Blackbird Creek
Mouth Location:about 2 miles north-northeast of Taylors Bridge, Delaware
Mouth Coordinates:39.4972°N -75.5675°W
Mouth Elevation:0feet
Progression:Blackbird CreekDelaware BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Blackbird Creek
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries

Mill Creek is a 2.19miles 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.[4]

Watershed

Mill Creek drains of area, receives about 43.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 946.15 and is about 2.1% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

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