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Blackbird Creek
USGS · 01483200
BLACKBIRD CREEK
USGS · 01483200LIVE

BLACKBIRD CREEK AT BLACKBIRD, DE

NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DE39.3663°N, -75.6694°W Updated 10 min ago
FLOW RATE
1.39cfs
GAUGE HT
1.16ft
AIR TEMP
84°F
WIND
9mph ESE
FISH INDEX
50SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
1.39cfs 43.2% vs avg
Optimal band: 12 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
4.2cfs
PERIOD LOW
0.94cfs
RUNNABLE
41%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.16ft
Precipitation History
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
84°
69°
MON
84°
65°
TUE
89°
65°
WED
99°
73°
THU
90°
68°
FRI
80°
60°
SAT
83°
59°
TIME
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TEMP
hourly forecast
78°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
10mph SE
G 17 mph
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G6
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PRECIP
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CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
1019
10191019102110211019101910191016101310121011101010071008100910091007101110141015
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
50
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:46 AM
SUNSET
08:30 PM
14H 44M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Waning Crescent
4% illuminated

Station Location

39.3663, -75.6694
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 19:15 UTC
Site #01483200·USGS

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