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EAST BRANCH

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East Branch Brandywine Creek below Downingtown, PA

EAST BRADFORD TOWNSHIP, PA39.9687°N, -75.6733°W Updated 19 hr ago

FLOW RATE

42cfs

GAUGE HT

2.87ft

WATER TEMP

74°F

AIR TEMP

85°F

WIND

6mph SE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

42cfs 47.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 52–70 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

189cfs

PERIOD LOW

42cfs

RUNNABLE

42%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

2.87ft

Water Temperature

74.1°F

Water Turbidity

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

68°

MON

84°

67°

TUE

90°

65°

WED

96°

74°

THU

86°

68°

FRI

81°

60°

SAT

80°

57°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

76°

mild

76°

73°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

72°

75°

78°

79°

81°

83°

84°

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80°

76°

73°

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70°

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66°

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72°

76°

79°

82°

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74°

75°

73°

79°

84°

85°

86°

85°

82°

78°

73°

71°

70°

68°

66°

64°

63°

61°

60°

61°

66°

69°

72°

74°

76°

78°

80°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph SSE

G 20 mph

G20

SSE

G17

G12

SSE

G10

SSE

ENE

SSE

G12

SSE

G13

SSE

G17

SSE

G14

SSE

G12

SSE

G12

SSE

G12

SSE

G11

SSE

G11

SSE

G12

SSW

G14

WSW

G12

WSW

G13

WSW

G12

WSW

G12

WSW

G12

WSW

G13

G14

G15

WSW

G19

G24

G27

G29

G32

WSW

G30

WSW

G29

WSW

G27

G26

G24

G23

G25

G26

WNW

G22

WNW

G16

WNW

G15

WNW

G15

WNW

G16

G18

G19

G20

G21

WSW

G18

WSW

G23

WSW

G25

WSW

G26

WNW

G14

NNW

G17

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G11

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G15

WNW

G15

G14

WNW

G16

WNW

G18

WNW

G18

WNW

G19

G16

WSW

G17

G20

G19

NNW

G16

G14

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G20

G19

G18

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G20

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G18

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G19

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G19

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G18

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G18

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G17

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G17

NNW

G16

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

10%

16%

10%

24%

55%

37%

11%

21%

90%

11%

50%

13%

63%

95%

100%

11%

77%

12%

16%

10%

100%

42%

100%

93%

100%

93%

100%

91%

100%

94%

100%

19%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1013

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

08:32 PM

14H 48M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

4% illuminated

Station Location

39.9687, -75.6733

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 00:00 UTC

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