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River in Delaware, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mill Creek is a 2.19 mi (3.52 km) long 1st order tributary to Blackbird Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.
Mill Creek Tributary to Blackbird Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | New Castle |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Cedar Swamp divide |
• location | about 0.5 miles northeast of Taylors Bridge, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°25′50″N 075°35′03″W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
Mouth | Blackbird Creek |
• location | about 2 miles north-northeast of Taylors Bridge, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°29′50″N 075°34′03″W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
Length | 3.53 mi (5.68 km)[3] |
Basin size | 1.61 square miles (4.2 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• average | 1.26 cu ft/s (0.036 m3/s) at mouth with Appoquinmink River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Blackbird Creek → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Blackbird Creek |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
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]
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]
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