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
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Location
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Kent
City	Smyrna
Physical characteristics
Source	Sewell Branch divide
• location	about 0.25 miles east of Underwood Corners, Delaware
• coordinates	39°14′41″N 075°40′11″W[1]
• elevation	45 ft (14 m)[2]
Mouth	Smyrna 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]
Length	8.97 mi (14.44 km)[3]
Basin size	12.63 square miles (32.7 km2)[4]
Discharge
• average	15.38 cu ft/s (0.436 m3/s) at mouth with Smyrna River[4]
Basin features
Progression	generally northeast
River system	Smyrna River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Waterbodies	Lake Como
Bridges	Underwoods 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

• List of rivers of Delaware

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.