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Mill Creek in Kansas

River35.4 mi

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Around Mill Creek

5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Mill Creek is a 35.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mill C near Paxico, KS (site 06888500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1954 to 2026

Mill Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 154 cfs, and lowest in October, at 20 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 21,700 cfs, in 1995.

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Typical flow by month at Mill C near Paxico, KS, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January3714 to 95
February4717 to 144
March9125 to 204
April14452 to 270
May15472 to 319
June13162 to 256
July5025 to 94
August2810 to 58
September229.2 to 45
October208.3 to 60
November3014 to 70
December2816 to 91

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 73 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mill C near Paxico, KS (site 06888500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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