Mill Creek (Smyrna River tributary)
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CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
CitySmyrna
| Mill Creek Tributary to Smyrna River | |
|---|---|
   | |
| 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 / 39.24472°N 75.66972°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 / 39.33472°N 75.58528°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 |
Mill Creek is a 8.97 mi (14.44 km) long 3rd order tributary to Smyrna River in Kent County, Delaware.
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]
