Mill Creek is a 2.19 mi (3.52 km) long 1st order tributary to Blackbird Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.

Mill Creek Tributary to Blackbird Creek
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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[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[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

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

• List of rivers of Delaware

References