Little Mill Creek (Christina River tributary)
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CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
CityWilmington
| Little Mill Creek Tributary to Christina River | |
|---|---|
 Little Mill Creek at Russell Peterson Wildlife Refuge | |
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| 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 / 39.77778°N 75.60417°W[1] |
| • elevation | 315 ft (96 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Christina River |
• location | Wilmington, Delaware |
• coordinates | 39°43′07″N 075°34′03″W / 39.71861°N 75.56750°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.29 mi (5.29 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 9.25 square miles (24.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 13.64 cu ft/s (0.386 m3/s) at mouth with Christina River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Christina River → Delaware River → Delaware Bay → Atlantic Ocean[3] |
| 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 |
Little Mill Creek is a 3.29 mi (5.29 km) long 3rd order tributary to Christina River in New Castle County, Delaware.
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]
