| Mill Creek Tributary to Blackbird Creek | |
|---|---|
   | |
| 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 / 39.43056°N 75.58417°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 / 39.49722°N 75.56750°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 is a 2.19 mi (3.52 km) 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. [2]
Watershed
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]
See also
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Mill Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Blackbird Creek Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Taylors Bridge Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mill Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
| Mill Creek Tributary to Blackbird Creek | |
|---|---|
| |
| 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 / 39.43056°N 75.58417°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 / 39.49722°N 75.56750°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 is a 2.19 mi (3.52 km) 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. [2]
Watershed
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]
See also
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Mill Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Blackbird Creek Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Taylors Bridge Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mill Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 March 2020.