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Mill Creek (PXCK1) at Paxico Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 2.69 ft at 10:30PM Feb 02, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 10:45PM Feb 02, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 11:00PM Feb 02, 2023Observed: 2.68 ft at 11:15PM Feb 02, 2023Observed: 2.67 ft at 11:30PM Feb 02, 2023Observed: 2.68 ft at 11:45PM Feb 02, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 12:00AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.68 ft at 12:15AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 12:30AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 12:45AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 1:00AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 1:15AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 1:30AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.68 ft at 1:45AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.68 ft at 2:00AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.68 ft at 2:15AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.68 ft at 2:30AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 2:45AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.68 ft at 3:00AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 3:15AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 3:30AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 3:45AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 4:00AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.67 ft at 4:15AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.68 ft at 4:30AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 4:45AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.68 ft at 5:00AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.68 ft at 5:15AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 5:30AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.68 ft at 5:45AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.68 ft at 6:00AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 6:15AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 6:30AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 6:45AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 7:00AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 7:15AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.68 ft at 7:30AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.68 ft at 7:45AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.68 ft at 8:00AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 8:15AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 8:30AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.68 ft at 8:45AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 9:00AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.67 ft at 9:15AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.68 ft at 9:30AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 9:45AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.68 ft at 10:00AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 10:15AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 10:30AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 10:45AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 11:00AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 11:15AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 11:30AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 11:45AM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 12:00PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.68 ft at 12:15PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 12:30PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 12:45PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 1:00PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 1:15PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 1:30PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 1:45PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 2:00PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 2:15PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 2:30PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 2:45PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 3:00PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 3:15PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 3:30PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 3:45PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 4:00PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 4:15PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 4:30PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 4:45PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.68 ft at 5:00PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 5:15PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 5:30PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 5:45PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 6:00PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 6:15PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.68 ft at 6:30PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 6:45PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 7:00PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 7:15PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 7:30PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 7:45PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.68 ft at 8:00PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 8:15PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 8:30PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 8:45PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 9:00PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 9:15PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 9:30PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 9:45PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 10:00PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 10:15PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 10:30PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 10:45PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 11:00PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 11:15PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 11:30PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 11:45PM Feb 03, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 12:00AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 12:15AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.68 ft at 12:30AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 12:45AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 1:00AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 1:15AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 1:30AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 1:45AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 2:00AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 2:15AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 2:30AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 2:45AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 3:00AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 3:15AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 3:30AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 3:45AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 4:00AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 4:15AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 4:30AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 4:45AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 5:00AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 5:15AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 5:30AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 5:45AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 6:00AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 6:15AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 6:30AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 6:45AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 7:00AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 7:15AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 7:30AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 7:45AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 8:00AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 8:15AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 8:30AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 8:45AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 9:00AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 9:15AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 9:30AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 9:45AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 10:00AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 10:15AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 10:30AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 10:45AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 11:00AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 11:15AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 11:30AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 11:45AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 12:00PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 12:15PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 12:30PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 12:45PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 1:00PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 1:15PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 1:30PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 1:45PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 2:00PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 2:15PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 2:30PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 2:45PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 3:00PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 3:15PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 3:30PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 3:45PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 4:00PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 4:15PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 4:30PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 4:45PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 5:00PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 5:15PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 5:30PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 5:45PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 6:00PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 6:15PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 6:30PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 6:45PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 7:00PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 7:15PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 7:30PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 7:45PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 8:00PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 8:15PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 8:30PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 8:45PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 9:00PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 9:15PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 9:30PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 9:45PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 10:00PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 10:15PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 10:30PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 10:45PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 11:00PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 11:15PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 11:30PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 11:45PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 12:00AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 12:15AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 12:30AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 12:45AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 1:00AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 1:15AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 1:30AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 1:45AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 2:00AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 2:15AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 2:30AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 2:45AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 3:00AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 3:15AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 3:30AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 3:45AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 4:00AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 4:15AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 4:30AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 4:45AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 5:00AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 5:15AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 5:30AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 5:45AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 6:00AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 6:15AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 6:30AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 6:45AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 7:00AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 7:15AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 7:30AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 7:45AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 8:00AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 8:15AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 8:30AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 8:45AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 9:00AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 9:15AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 9:30AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 9:45AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 10:00AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 10:15AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 10:30AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 10:45AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 11:00AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 11:15AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 11:30AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 11:45AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 12:00PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 12:15PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 12:30PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 12:45PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 1:00PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 1:15PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 1:30PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 1:45PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 2:00PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 2:15PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 2:30PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 2:45PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 3:00PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 3:15PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 3:30PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 3:45PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 4:00PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 4:15PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 4:30PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 4:45PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 5:00PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 5:15PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 5:30PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 5:45PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 6:00PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 6:15PM Feb 05, 2023Highest Observation: 2.73 ft at 6:30PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 6:45PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 7:00PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 7:15PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 7:30PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.7 ft at 7:45PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 8:00PM Feb 05, 2023Highest Observation: 2.73 ft at 8:15PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.71 ft at 8:30PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 8:45PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 9:00PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 9:15PM Feb 05, 2023Highest Observation: 2.73 ft at 9:30PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.72 ft at 9:45PM Feb 05, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesPXCK1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (10:23PM Feb 5, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 2.72 ft at 9:45 PM CST 5-Feb-2023. Flood Stage is 21 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Stage may be affected by ice during winter months.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Mill Creek (PXCK1) at Paxico are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 33
Moderate Flood Stage: 31
Flood Stage: 21
Action Stage: 16
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 34.70 ft on 07/12/1951
(2) 30.55 ft on 05/16/2021
(3) 30.41 ft on 04/27/2016
(4) 28.96 ft on 04/27/2009
(5) 28.02 ft on 05/07/2007
(6) 27.81 ft on 05/27/2016
(7) 27.64 ft on 05/26/2019
(8) 26.91 ft on 06/10/2014
(9) 26.44 ft on 05/08/2019
(10) 26.34 ft on 06/23/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 24.98 ft on 05/31/2022
(2) 24.17 ft on 05/27/2021
(3) 30.55 ft on 05/16/2021
(4) 21.52 ft on 05/15/2020
(5) 23.50 ft on 08/30/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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34.4 Water overtops the railroad tracks at Newbury Avenue.
33 Major flooding occurs as waters top the levee on the north side of Paxico. Campsites at higher elevations begin to flood.
32.29 Highway 138 is overtopped by Mill Creek.
31 Water approaches north side of Paxico along ditch and levee.
30 Campsites on west side of campground begin to flood.
21 Low lying farm fields and campsites along the creek begin to flood.
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Latitude: 39.064722° N, Longitude: 96.168889° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 21 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 961.640 ft 982.640 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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