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Stream in North Carolina, USA
Mill Creek
Tributary to Richardson Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyUnion
Physical characteristics
SourceGrassy Creek divide
 • locationpond about 1.5 miles northeast of Unionville, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°05′56″N 080°28′53″W / 35.09889°N 80.48139°W / 35.09889; -80.48139
 • elevation592 ft (180 m)
MouthRichardson Creek
 • locationabout 5 miles east-northeast of Fowler Crossroads, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°02′53″N 080°27′37″W / 35.04806°N 80.46028°W / 35.04806; -80.46028
 • elevation435 ft (133 m)
Length4.08 mi (6.57 km)
Basin size5.46 square miles (14.1 km)
Discharge 
 • locationRichardson Creek
 • average6.76 cu ft/s (0.191 m/s) at mouth with Richardson Creek
Basin features
ProgressionRichardson CreekRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightLittle Mill Creek
BridgesPursher Rushing Road, Supreme Drive, Morgan Mill Road, Sincerity Road, New Salem Road

Mill Creek is a 4.08 mi (6.57 km) long 2nd order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.

Course

Mill Creek rises in a pond about 1.5 miles northeast of Unionville, North Carolina and then flows south-southeast to join Richardson Creek about 5 miles east-northeast of Fowler Crossroads.

Watershed

Mill Creek drains 5.46 square miles (14.1 km) of area, receives about 48.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 426.53, and is about 39% forested.

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Mill Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Watson Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Mil Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

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