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Baker Mill Branch

Coordinates: 38°38′32″N 075°32′32″W / 38.64222°N 75.54222°W / 38.64222; -75.54222
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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 / 38.62444°N 75.52250°W / 38.62444; -75.52250[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 / 38.64222°N 75.54222°W / 38.64222; -75.54222[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

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.[1]

Course

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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.[3]

Watershed

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Baker Mill Branch drains 3.23 square miles (8.4 km2) 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.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Bakers Mill Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved May 21, 2021.