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
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
City	Wilmington
Physical characteristics
Source	Brandywine Creek divide
• location	about 0.5 miles west of Greenville, Delaware
• coordinates	39°46′40″N 075°36′15″W[1]
• elevation	315 ft (96 m)[2]
Mouth	Christina River
• location	Wilmington, Delaware
• coordinates	39°43′07″N 075°34′03″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length	3.29 mi (5.29 km)[3]
Basin size	9.25 square miles (24.0 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• average	13.64 cu ft/s (0.386 m^3/s) at mouth with Christina River[4]
Basin features
Progression	generally south
River system	Christina River
Tributaries
• left	Willow Run Chestnut Run
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Carriage 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

• List of rivers of Delaware

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.