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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03359000 MILL CREEK NEAR MANHATTAN, IN
LOCATION - Lat 39°29'15", long 86°55'29" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.11, T.12 N., R.5 W., Putnam County, IN, Hydrologic Unit 05120203, on left bank 0.3 mi upstream from Cagles Mill Dam, 0.4 mi downstream from Cagles Mill Lake, 1.3 mi upstream from Deer Creek, 5.0 mi south of Manhattan, and at mile 2.3.
DRAINAGE AREA - 294 mi². Drainage area derived from the "Drainage Areas of Indiana Streams" publication
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1335: 1940-41. WSP 2109: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May to September 1931 (fragmentary). October 1938 to September 1976 (discharge). October 1976 to September 2001 (discharge provided by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). October 2001 to current year (gage height only). Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 580.42 feet above the North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Formerly, 581.83 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. May 12, 1941 to Sept. 30, 1974, water-stage recorder at site 0.3 mi downstream. See WSP 1725 for history of changes prior to May 12, 1941.
COOPERATION - Records of daily discharge provided by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers September 1976 to September 2001.
REMARKS - Flow regulated by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from Cagles Mill Lake since July 1953.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - (October 2001 to current year) maximum gage height, 15.77 ft, June 7, 2008, minimum gage height, 7.96 ft, Aug. 6, 2012. (October 1938 to September 1976) maximum discharge, 8,960 ft³/s, Jan. 5, 1950, gage height 18.38 ft; no flow Aug. 7, 1953.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE:May 1993 to February 1996, July 1999 to current year.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 30.1°C, July 31, 1999; minimum, 1.1°C, Feb. 1-10, 12-14, 1994; Dec. 10, 1995; Dec. 23, 24, and 25, 2009.
