USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
06888500 MILL CREEK NEAR PAXICO, KS
LOCATION - Lat 39°03'53", long 96°10'08" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.27, T.11 S., R.11 E., Wabaunsee County, KS, Hydrologic Unit 10270102, at former Newbury Avenue bridge site in Paxico, 3.1 mi downstream from Kuenzli Creek, and at mile 14.9.
DRAINAGE AREA - 318 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1560: 1954, 1957.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - December 1953 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 964.92 ft above NGVD of 1929 from topographic map. Prior to Apr. 15, 1958, nonrecording gage at same site and datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 2001, water-stage recorder at site 2.5 mi upstream at datum 9.92 ft higher.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum known stage since at least 1935, 34.7 ft, July 12, 1951, from floodmarks, discharge, 77,200 ft³/s, from contracted-opening measurement of peak flow.