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 | |
|---|---|
  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 / 38.62444°N 75.52250°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 / 38.64222°N 75.54222°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]