Baker Mill Branch

Baker Mill Branch is a 3.53 mi (5.68 km) long 2nd order tributary to Deep Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Baker Mill Branch
Tributary to Deep Creek
Map of Baker Mill Branch mouth location
Map of Baker Mill Branch mouth location
Location of Baker Mill Branch mouth
Map of Baker Mill Branch mouth location
Map of Baker Mill Branch mouth location
Baker Mill Branch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence of Old Ditch and Black Savannah Ditch
  locationabout 0.5 miles southeast of Concord, Delaware
  coordinates38°37′28″N 075°31′21″W[1]
  elevation23 ft (7.0 m)[2]
MouthDeep Creek
  location
about 0.5 miles east of Concord, Delaware
  coordinates
38°38′32″N 075°32′32″W[1]
  elevation
8 ft (2.4 m)[3]
Length3.53 mi (5.68 km)[4]
Basin size3.23 square miles (8.4 km2)[5]
Discharge 
  locationDeep Creek
  average3.93 cu ft/s (0.111 m3/s) at mouth with Deep Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionDeep CreekNanticoke RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean[4]
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
  leftBlack Savannah Ditch
  rightOld Ditch
BridgesBaker Mill Road

Course

Baker Mill Branch is formed at the confluence of Old Ditch and Black Savannah Ditch about 0.5 miles southeast of Concord, Delaware, and then flows north-northwest to join Deep Creek about 0.5 miles east of Concord.[3]

Watershed

Baker Mill Branch drains 3.23 square miles (8.4 km2) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 705.67, and is about 19% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Baker Mill Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  5. "Bakers Mill Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
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