Mill Creek (Buttahatchee River)
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| Water code | US : 122796 | |
| location | Lamar County in Alabama (USA) | |
| River system | Mobile River | |
| Drain over | Buttahatchee River → Tombigbee River → Mobile River → Gulf of Mexico | |
| source | east of Detroit 34 ° 2 ′ 2 ″ N , 88 ° 5 ′ 12 ″ W |
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| muzzle | northeast of Sulligent in the Buttahatchee River Coordinates: 33 ° 56 ′ 23 " N , 88 ° 6 ′ 37" W 33 ° 56 ′ 23 " N , 88 ° 6 ′ 37" W
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| Right tributaries | Spruiell branch | |
The Mill Creek ( English for "Mühlbach") is a creek in Lamar County , Alabama . It is one of several bodies of water with that name in the county.
The source of Mill Creek is located in the north of the county about eight kilometers east of the town of Detroit . The creek first flows a short distance south through low hill country and then reaches the wide valley of the Buttahatchee River . After the Mill Creek flows a few kilometers to the southwest parallel to the river, it flows into the Buttahatchee about five kilometers northeast of the small town of Sulligent .
The only noteworthy tributary of the Mill Creek is called Spruiell Branch .