USGS · 01481000

BRANDYWINE CREEK

USGS · 01481000LIVE

Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford, PA

CHADDS FORD TOWNSHIP, PA39.8698°N, -75.5933°W Updated 2 d ago

FLOW RATE

217cfs

GAUGE HT

1.94ft

WATER TEMP

75°F

AIR TEMP

82°F

WIND

7mph E

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

217cfs 52.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 158–214 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

217cfs

PERIOD LOW

142cfs

RUNNABLE

33%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

1.94ft

Water Temperature

74.7°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

83°

68°

MON

83°

66°

TUE

91°

65°

WED

96°

74°

THU

87°

70°

FRI

81°

62°

SAT

81°

59°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

78°

mild

78°

74°

72°

70°

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82°

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72°

70°

68°

66°

65°

63°

62°

63°

67°

69°

72°

75°

77°

79°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

9mph S

G 16 mph

G16

G20

G17

SSE

G12

SSE

G10

ESE

ENE

ESE

NNE

ENE

ESE

SSE

G11

G13

G18

SSE

G14

SSE

G13

SSE

G13

G15

G14

SSW

G13

G11

SSW

G11

G12

G13

WSW

G10

WSW

G10

WSW

G10

WSW

G10

WSW

G11

WSW

G12

WSW

G12

WSW

G13

G14

WSW

G18

G22

G25

G27

G28

WSW

G28

WSW

G28

WSW

G26

WSW

G21

G17

G15

WNW

G15

WNW

G13

WNW

G12

WNW

G11

WNW

G13

WNW

G14

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G14

WNW

G15

WNW

G15

WSW

G16

WSW

G17

WSW

G18

G21

NNW

G14

NNE

G17

NNW

G15

WNW

G11

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G12

WNW

G15

WNW

G18

WNW

G21

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G22

G18

G19

WNW

G20

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G24

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G16

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G18

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G20

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G21

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G22

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G22

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G20

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G17

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G15

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G15

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G15

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PRECIP

chance %

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

15%

69%

51%

12%

21%

36%

100%

11%

50%

64%

15%

50%

14%

28%

10%

51%

100%

17%

10%

100%

54%

100%

12%

100%

88%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1016

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:44 AM

SUNSET

08:31 PM

14H 47M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

39.8698, -75.5933

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-10 00:00 UTC

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