Mill Creek (Marshyhope Creek tributary)
| Mill Creek Tributary to Marshyhope Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Mill Creek mouth  Mill Creek (Marshyhope Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Dorchester |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Chicamacomico River divide |
| • location | about 1 mile southwest of Ennalls, Maryland |
| • coordinates | 38°35′7.00″N 075°51′40.00″W / 38.5852778°N 75.8611111°W[1] |
| • elevation | 38 ft (12 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Marshyhope Creek |
• location | about 1.5 miles east-southeast of Ennalls, Maryland[1] |
• coordinates | 38°35′54.42″N 075°48′56.26″W / 38.5984500°N 75.8156278°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
| Length | 2.71 mi (4.36 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 3.88 square miles (10.0 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Marshyhope Creek |
| • average | 4.24 cu ft/s (0.120 m3/s) at mouth with Marshyhope Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Marshyhope Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Corkran Cemetery Road, Palmer Mill Road |
Mill Creek is a 2.71 mi (4.36 km) long second-order tributary to Marshyhope Creek in Dorchester County, Maryland.
Course
[edit]Mill Creek rises about 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Ennalls, Maryland and then flows northeast to join Marshyhope Creek about 1.5 miles east-southeast of Ennalls, Maryland.[1]
Watershed
[edit]Mill Creek drains 3.88 square miles (10.0 km2) of area, receives about 44.2 in/year of precipitation and is about 9.98% forested.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Mill Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
