Mill Creek (Smyrna River tributary)

Mill Creek is a 8.97 mi (14.44 km) long 3rd order tributary to Smyrna River in Kent County, Delaware.

Mill Creek
Tributary to Smyrna River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
CitySmyrna
Physical characteristics
SourceSewell Branch divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles east of Underwood Corners, Delaware
 • coordinates39°14′41″N 075°40′11″W[1]
 • elevation45 ft (14 m)[2]
MouthSmyrna River
 • location
about 1 mile northeast of Smyrna, Delaware
 • coordinates
39°20′05″N 075°35′07″W[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length8.97 mi (14.44 km)[3]
Basin size12.63 square miles (32.7 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average15.38 cu ft/s (0.436 m3/s) at mouth with Smyrna River[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally northeast
River systemSmyrna River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesLake Como
BridgesUnderwoods Corner Road, Alley Corner Road, DE 300, Carter Road, US 13, DE 1, DE 6

Course

Mill Creek rises on the Sewell Branch divide about 0.25 miles east of Underwood Corners in Kent County. Mill Creek then flows northeast to meet the Smyrna River about 1 mile northeast of Smyrna, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Mill Creek drains 12.63 square miles (32.7 km2) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 631.41 and is about 2.1% forested.[4]

See also

References
  1. "GNIS Detail - Mill Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. "Duck Creek Topo Map, Kent County DE (Smyrna Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. "Mill Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 March 2020.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.