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Mill Creek in Michigan

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Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)

About this river

Mill Creek is a 6.0 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mill Creek near Dexter, MI (site 04173500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1952 to 2026

Mill Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 131 cfs, and lowest in September, at 25 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,380 cfs, in 1968.

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Typical flow by month at Mill Creek near Dexter, MI, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January5537 to 95
February6037 to 120
March13194 to 222
April12588 to 180
May8356 to 136
June5133 to 82
July3224 to 46
August2621 to 37
September2520 to 34
October3024 to 47
November4632 to 79
December5939 to 94

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 63 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mill Creek near Dexter, MI (site 04173500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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