Mill Creek (Richardson Creek tributary)

Stream in North Carolina, USA

Mill Creek

Tributary to Richardson Creek

Location of Mill Creek mouth

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Mill Creek (Richardson Creek tributary) (the United States)

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Location
Country| United States
State| North Carolina
County| Union
Physical characteristics
Source| Grassy Creek divide
• location| pond about 1.5 miles northeast of Unionville, North Carolina
• coordinates| 35°05′56″N 080°28′53″W﻿ / ﻿35.09889°N 80.48139°W﻿ / 35.09889; -80.48139[1]
• elevation| 592 ft (180 m)[2]
Mouth| Richardson Creek

• location

| about 5 miles east-northeast of Fowler Crossroads, North Carolina

• coordinates

| 35°02′53″N 080°27′37″W﻿ / ﻿35.04806°N 80.46028°W﻿ / 35.04806; -80.46028[1]

• elevation

| 435 ft (133 m)[2]
Length| 4.08 mi (6.57 km)[3]
Basin size| 5.46 square miles (14.1 km2)[4]
Discharge|
• location| Richardson Creek
• average| 6.76 cu ft/s (0.191 m3/s) at mouth with Richardson Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression| Richardson Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system| Pee Dee
Tributaries|
• left| unnamed tributaries
• right| Little Mill Creek
Bridges| Pursher 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

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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.[2]

## Watershed

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Mill Creek drains 5.46 square miles (14.1 km2) of area, receives about 48.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 426.53, and is about 39% forested.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Mill Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "Mil Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

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