Mill Creek (Lake Erie)

Mill Creek
Mill Creek south of the tube, looking downstream
Location of the mouth of Mill Creek in Pennsylvania
Etymology	"mill" built along the creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Erie
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Millcreek Township, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	42°6′29″N 80°0′15″W / 42.10806°N 80.00417°W / 42.10806; -80.00417[1]
• elevation	1,029 ft (314 m)[2]
Mouth	Presque Isle Bay
• location	Downtown Erie, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	42°8′37″N 80°4′49″W / 42.14361°N 80.08028°W / 42.14361; -80.08028[1]
• elevation	577 ft (176 m)[1]
Length	18.96 mi (30.51 km)[3]
Basin size	12.20 sq mi (31.6 km2)[3]

Mill Creek is a 19-mile (31 km) long tributary of Lake Erie in Erie County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It flows from Millcreek Township through the city of Erie, into Presque Isle Bay.

Much of the creek in the city was channeled into the Mill Creek Tube, which was constructed after Mill Creek's disastrous flood struck the city in 1915.