Mill Creek is a long 1st order tributary to
Blackbird Creek
Blackbird Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 river in northern Delaware in the United States.
Course
Blackbird Creek rises in two branches both ...
in
New Castle County, Delaware
New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
.
Course
Mill Creek rises on the Cedar Swamp divide about 0.5 miles northeast of
Taylors Bridge in
New Castle County, Delaware
New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...
. Mill Creek then flows north to meet Blackbird Creek about 2 miles north-northeast of Taylors Bridge, Delaware.
Watershed
Mill Creek drains of area, receives about 43.4 in/year of precipitation, has a
topographic wetness index The topographic wetness index (TWI), also known as the compound topographic index (CTI), is a steady state wetness index. It is commonly used to quantify topographic control on hydrological processes. The index is a function of both the slope and t ...
of 946.15 and is about 2.1% forested.
See also
*
List of rivers of Delaware
List of rivers in Delaware (U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by name.
Major rivers and creeks (27)
*Appoquinimink River
*Blackbird Creek
*Brandywine Creek (Christina River tributary), Brandywine Creek
*Broad Creek (Nanticoke River tributa ...
References
Rivers of Delaware
Rivers of New Castle County, Delaware
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