Middle Mill Creek

Middle Mill Creek
Middle Mill Creek on Iowa Highway J64 bridge south of College Springs
Mill Creek Watershed map, Middle Mill Creek in top center
Location
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Page
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Harlan Township
• coordinates	40°40′29″N95°05′13″W / 40.67476°N 95.08702°W / 40.67476; -95.08702
• elevation	1,175 ft (358 m)
Mouth	East Mill Creek
• location	Amity Township
• coordinates	40°36′24″N95°06′37″W / 40.6066594°N 95.1102563°W / 40.6066594; -95.1102563 [1]
• elevation	1,014 ft (309 m) [1]
Length	8.6 mi (13.8 km) [2]
Basin features
Progression	Middle Mill Creek → East Mill Creek → Mill Creek → Nodaway River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Atlantic Ocean

Middle Mill Creek is a stream in Page County of southwest Iowa, United States. ^[1] It is an indirect tributary of the Nodaway River via the East fork of Mill Creek and is 8.6 miles long. ^[2]

Etymology

Some maps denote the section of stream between the confluence of the East and Middle Mill Creeks as Middle Mill Creek ^{[3] [4]} though according to GNIS and the MDC that section is properly denoted as East Mill Creek. ^{[1] [5]}

Geography

Middle Mill Creek is a right tributary of East Mill Creek and joins it 2.6 miles before its mouth in the Mill Creek. ^[5]

Course

Beginning northwest of Shambaugh, Middle Mill Creek flows southerly towards College Springs where it passes it just to the east. It is joined by East Mill Creek one mile north of the Iowa-Missouri border directly south of College Springs.

Crossings

Middle Mill Creek is crossed by two Secondary Highways, J52 and J64, northeast and southeast of College Springs, respectively.

See also

• Tributaries of the Nodaway River
• List of rivers of Iowa

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Middle Mill Creek
2. Horton, Rick (2022). Nodaway River Watershed and Inventory Assessment (PDF). Missouri Department of Conservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
3. https://iagenweb.org/page/maps/pageco/pageB.html
4. "Page County Map". IOWADOT. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
5. "MO USGS HUC12 Watershed Boundaries". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on April 15, 2025. Retrieved April 12, 2025.