| Baker Mill Branch Tributary to Deep Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Baker Mill Branch mouthShow map of Delaware Baker Mill Branch (the United States)Show map of 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 / 38.62444°N 75.52250°W / 38.62444; -75.52250 |
| • elevation | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Mouth | Deep Creek |
| • location | about 0.5 miles east of Concord, Delaware |
| • coordinates | 38°38′32″N 075°32′32″W / 38.64222°N 75.54222°W / 38.64222; -75.54222 |
| • elevation | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Length | 3.53 mi (5.68 km) |
| Basin size | 3.23 square miles (8.4 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Deep Creek |
| • average | 3.93 cu ft/s (0.111 m/s) at mouth with Deep Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Deep Creek → Nanticoke River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Nanticoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Black Savannah Ditch |
| • right | Old Ditch |
| Bridges | Baker Mill Road |
Baker Mill Branch is a 3.53-mile-long (5.68 km) second-order tributary to Deep Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Course
Baker Mill Branch is formed at the confluence of Old Ditch and Black Savannah Ditch about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southeast of Concord, Delaware, and then flows north-northwest to join Deep Creek about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) east of Concord.
Watershed
Baker Mill Branch drains 3.23 square miles (8.4 km) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year (115 cm/year) of precipitation, has a wetness index of 705.67, and is about 19% forested.
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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