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Blackbird Creek
USGS · 01483200
BLACKBIRD CREEK
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BLACKBIRD CREEK AT BLACKBIRD, DE

NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DE39.3663°N, -75.6694°W Updated 8 hr ago
FLOW RATE
3cfs
GAUGE HT
1.28ft
AIR TEMP
72°F
WIND
5mph NE
FISH INDEX
63SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
3cfs 3.6% vs avg
Optimal band: 22 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
51cfs
PERIOD LOW
1cfs
RUNNABLE
14%
last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

1.28ft
Precipitation History
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
85°
71°
MON
85°
65°
TUE
88°
63°
WED
97°
69°
THU
91°
73°
FRI
87°
69°
SAT
84°
67°
TIME
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FRI
12
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TEMP
hourly forecast
73°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
7mph NE
G 13 mph
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G13
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G15
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G14
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G10
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G10
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G13
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G16
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G10
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G12
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5
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11
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11
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11
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PRECIP
chance %
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1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
4%
4%
4%
4%
4%
4%
1%
CLOUDS
cover %
100%
overcast
100%
74%
24%
1%
2%
99%
100%
97%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
63%
26%
1%
98%
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4%
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2%
2%
42%
5%
8%
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9%
45%
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18%
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32%
7%
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5%
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46%
100%
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100%
100%
71%
11%
12%
84%
100%
51%
100%
98%
86%
100%
100%
99%
99%
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100%
100%
93%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
1019
10191019101910201021102010181018102010171014101310131010100810091010100910091012
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
63
Temperature
Warm
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
7% illuminated

Station Location

39.3663, -75.6694
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 00:00 UTC
Site #01483200·USGS

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