Little Mill Creek (Christina River tributary)

Little Mill Creek is a 3.29 mi (5.29 km) long 3rd order tributary to Christina River in New Castle County, Delaware.

Little Mill Creek
Tributary to Christina River
Little Mill Creek at Russell Peterson Wildlife Refuge
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
CityWilmington
Physical characteristics
SourceBrandywine Creek divide
  locationabout 0.5 miles west of Greenville, Delaware
  coordinates39°46′40″N 075°36′15″W[1]
  elevation315 ft (96 m)[2]
MouthChristina River
  location
Wilmington, Delaware
  coordinates
39°43′07″N 075°34′03″W[1]
  elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length3.29 mi (5.29 km)[3]
Basin size9.25 square miles (24.0 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  average13.64 cu ft/s (0.386 m3/s) at mouth with Christina River[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally south
River systemChristina River
Tributaries 
  leftWillow Run
Chestnut Run
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesCarriage Road, Barley Mill Road, DE 48, Downs Drive, Faulkland Road, Rhode Island Avenue, DE 141, DE 2, DE 100, N Maryland Avenue, Major Street, I-95

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Mill Creek
  • Taswaijeeskil
  • Tesswijreskijl

Course

Little Mill Creek rises on the Brandywine Creek divide about 0.5 miles west of Greenville in New Castle County, Delaware. Little Mill Creek then flows generally south to meet Christina River at Wilmington, Delaware.[2]

Watershed

Little Mill Creek drains 9.25 square miles (24.0 km2) of area, receives about 46.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 494.65 and is about 14% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Little Mill Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. "Little Mill Creek Topo Map, New Castle County DE (Wilmington South Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  4. "Little Mill Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 February 2020.


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