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 | |
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Location of Baker Mill Branch mouth Baker Mill Branch (the United States) | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | Sussex |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | confluence of Old Ditch and Black Savannah Ditch |
• location | about 0.5 miles southeast of Concord, Delaware |
• coordinates | 38°37′28″N 075°31′21″W[1] |
• elevation | 23 ft (7.0 m)[2] |
Mouth | Deep 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] |
Length | 3.53 mi (5.68 km)[4] |
Basin size | 3.23 square miles (8.4 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Deep Creek |
• average | 3.93 cu ft/s (0.111 m3/s) at mouth with Deep Creek[5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Deep Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean[4] |
River system | Nanticoke River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Black Savannah Ditch |
• right | Old Ditch |
Bridges | Baker 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
- "GNIS Detail - Baker Mill Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- "Bakers Mill Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
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