Around here
Around Mill Creek
Temperature from a 1980 federal survey. The record says nothing about access, ownership or current conditions.
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Thermal springs: NOAA NCEI (1980) · 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 56.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mill C near Los Molinos CA (site 11381500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1929 to 2026
Mill Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 408 cfs, and lowest in September, at 102 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 14,400 cfs, in 1997.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 221 | 141 to 439 |
| February | 283 | 178 to 501 |
| March | 332 | 245 to 493 |
| April | 375 | 278 to 517 |
| May | 408 | 285 to 543 |
| June | 292 | 193 to 429 |
| July | 146 | 111 to 222 |
| August | 110 | 91 to 139 |
| September | 102 | 88 to 122 |
| October | 104 | 91 to 124 |
| November | 128 | 105 to 170 |
| December | 155 | 122 to 334 |
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 97 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mill C near Los Molinos CA (site 11381500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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