Mill Creek at Quaker Street near Mottville water level

Name: Mill Creek at Quaker Street near Mottville water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Mill Creek, Michigan, United States

Directions

Very low for late October

Water level

4.52ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 04:15 AM EDT (41 min ago)

Flow: 21.3 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Mill Creek at Quaker Street near Mottville is running far below normal at 4.52 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 4.42 ft and 4.57 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Highest on record: 7.29 ftFebruary 21, 2018

Floating and fishing near Mill Creek at Quaker Street near Mottville

Low water exposes gravel bars that make good wading access, but some boat ramps may be left high and dry.

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
1	7.29 ft	February 21, 2018
2	6.49 ft	August 16, 2016
3	6.30 ft	May 31, 2015
4	6.18 ft	January 11, 2020
5	6.07 ft	March 1, 2017
6	5.93 ft	January 30, 2013
7	5.93 ft	June 20, 2019
8	5.75 ft	April 3, 2014
9	5.60 ft	June 27, 2021

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.15 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 54° 34° – Wind 13 mph

18 Sun 58° 35° – Wind 14 mph

19 Mon 65° 37° – Wind 5 mph

20 Tue 66° 46° – Wind 5 mph

21 Wed 67° 46° – Wind 6 mph

22 Thu 68° 47° – Wind 5 mph

23 Fri 69° 49° – Wind 7 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:03 AM Sunset 06:54 PM Daylight 10 hr, 51 min Waxing gibbous 76%

Map

Other gauges on Mill Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Mill Creek near DexterRiver gauge, Mill Creek	5.85 ft	Below flood stage	+0.03 ft	100 mi
Mill Creek at Old Mill CreekRiver gauge, Mill Creek	6.62 ft	Normal	−0.10 ft	121 mi
Mill Creek near BataviaRiver gauge, Mill Creek	2.36 ft	Normal	−0.02 ft	134 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
St. Joseph River at MottvilleRiver gauge, St. Joseph River	2.81 ft	Below flood stage	−0.05 ft	2.2 mi
St. Joseph River at Three RiversRiver gauge, St. Joseph River	3.24 ft	Below flood stage	−0.01 ft	9 mi
Pigeon River near ScottRiver gauge, Pigeon River	3.52 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	10 mi
Spring Creek at Rambadt Road near CentrevilleRiver gauge, Spring Creek	4.0 cfs	Very low	−0.2 cfs	15 mi
St. Joseph River at ElkhartRiver gauge, St. Joseph River	18.98 ft	Below flood stage	−0.03 ft	15 mi
Dowagiac Creek at Dutch Settlement Road near Dowagiac,River gauge, Dowagiac Creek	35.1 cfs	Low	±0	17 mi
Elkhart River at GoshenRiver gauge, Elkhart River	2.62 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	17 mi
Prairie River near NottawaRiver gauge, Prairie River	68.9 cfs	Normal	−2.0 cfs	18 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Mill Creek at Quaker Street near Mottville today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 04:15 AM EDT, the water level was 4.52 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Mill Creek at Quaker Street near Mottville rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Mill Creek at Quaker Street near Mottville normal?

Very low for late October. Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Mill Creek at Quaker Street near Mottville?

The highest level on record is 7.29 ft on February 21, 2018.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:04098980 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 41.83060, -85.74305 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	4.52 ft	2026-10-21 08:15	Provisional
Flow	21.3 cfs	2026-10-21 08:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Mill Creek at Quaker Street near Mottville (usgs:04098980). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/michigan/mill-creek-at-quaker-street-near-mottville

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer