Mill Creek above Mill Creek

Highest listed crest 2.94 ftFlood stage 2.9 ft16 crests since 1983

The Mill Creek above Mill Creek crested above flood stage 1 time among the 16 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1983 to 2004. The highest, 2.94 ft on May 30, 1983, was minor flooding, 0.04 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 2.94 ft; May 30, 1983; 190 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 2.9 ft; Major flooding from 3.2 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: May 30, 1983; 2.94 ft, minor flooding
Location: Salt Lake County; Near Millcreek (4.1 mi), Holladay (4.4 mi), Cottonwood Heights (6.5 mi)
Identifiers: NWS MILU1; USGS NONE

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Mill Creek above Mill Creek

Action stage	2.8	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	2.9	1	May 30, 1983	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	3.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	3.2	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

16 crests from 1983 to 2004. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Mill Creek above Mill Creek

1	May 30, 1983	2.94	+0.04	Minor	190
2	May 23, 1993	2.45	−0.45	Below flood stage	111
3	Jun 6, 1995	2.13	−0.77	Below flood stage	76
4	May 28, 1999	2.10	−0.80	Below flood stage	72
5	May 24, 1997	2.09	−0.81	Below flood stage	72
6	Jun 4, 1998	2.05	−0.85	Below flood stage	68
7	May 18, 1996	1.96	−0.94	Below flood stage	60
8	Jun 6, 1991	1.73	−1.17	Below flood stage	44
9	Jun 1, 1990	1.62	−1.28	Below flood stage	35
10	May 14, 1994	1.59	−1.31	Below flood stage	34
11	Jun 2, 2002	1.52	−1.38	Below flood stage	31
12	May 16, 2001	1.49	−1.41	Below flood stage	27
13	May 26, 2000	1.47	−1.43	Below flood stage	26
14	May 30, 2003	1.39	−1.51	Below flood stage	19
15	May 11, 2004	1.37	−1.53	Below flood stage	19
16	May 9, 1992	1.17	−1.73	Below flood stage	11

Other gauges in Salt Lake County

Flood gauges in Salt Lake County

Cottonwood Lane	4.2	4.34 ft, May 29, 2005	0
Salt Lake City	4.2	4.80 ft, Sep 26, 1982	1
Salt Lake City	4.6	5.00 ft, Jun 1, 1983	0
Salt Lake City	2.0	3.07 ft, May 31, 1983	3
Crestwood Park	3.4	4.70 ft, Sep 26, 1982	1
Salt Lake City	4.9	6.60 ft, Sep 26, 1982	1

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MILU1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.