Little Mill Creek (Christina River tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Little Mill Creek
Little Mill Creek at Russell Peterson Wildlife Refuge
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Other name(s)	Tributary to Christina River
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
City	Wilmington
Physical characteristics
Main source	Brandywine Creek divide about 0.5 miles west of Greenville, Delaware 315 ft (96 m) 39°46′40″N 075°36′15″W / 39.77778°N 75.60417°W / 39.77778; -75.60417
River mouth	Christina River Wilmington, Delaware 0 ft (0 m) 39°43′07″N 075°34′03″W / 39.71861°N 75.56750°W / 39.71861; -75.56750
Length	3.29 mi (5.29 km)
Basin features
Progression	generally south
River system	Christina River
Basin size	9.25 square miles (24.0 km2)
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.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:

• 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.

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.