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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 17 hr ago

FLOW RATE

42cfs

GAUGE HT

2.88ft

WATER TEMP

73°F

AIR TEMP

83°F

WIND

8mph ESE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

42cfs 48.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 48–66 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

367cfs

PERIOD LOW

36cfs

RUNNABLE

33%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

2.88ft

Water Temperature

73.2°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

84°

68°

MON

84°

66°

TUE

89°

65°

WED

95°

71°

THU

86°

71°

FRI

80°

60°

SAT

79°

55°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

83°

mild

83°

82°

80°

76°

73°

71°

70°

69°

70°

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66°

68°

72°

75°

78°

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81°

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80°

76°

73°

71°

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66°

65°

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75°

78°

82°

84°

86°

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78°

75°

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82°

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88°

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91°

86°

83°

82°

80°

79°

76°

74°

73°

72°

75°

78°

80°

81°

84°

83°

84°

86°

85°

82°

76°

73°

72°

71°

68°

66°

65°

63°

61°

60°

62°

64°

67°

70°

72°

75°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph SE

G 8 mph

G10

G13

SSE

G18

SSE

G15

SSE

G11

SSE

ESE

SSE

G12

SSE

G13

SSE

G17

SSE

G14

SSE

G12

SSE

G12

SSE

G12

SSE

G11

SSE

G11

SSE

G11

SSW

G14

WSW

G12

WSW

G12

WSW

G12

WSW

G12

WSW

G13

WSW

G13

WSW

G14

WSW

G15

WSW

G19

G24

G27

G29

G30

WSW

G30

WSW

G28

WSW

G24

WSW

G22

G21

G22

G18

WNW

G15

WNW

G13

WNW

G14

G15

G16

G17

G18

G17

WSW

G19

G22

G24

WSW

G21

WNW

G16

G11

NNE

SSE

WNW

G13

WSW

G17

WNW

G19

WNW

G21

G23

G18

WNW

G22

G13

G21

NNW

G26

NNW

G23

G20

G11

NNW

G17

G19

G20

G21

G23

NNW

G23

NNW

G21

NNW

G18

NNW

G15

NNW

G15

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

11%

clear

11%

13%

100%

72%

26%

11%

21%

90%

20%

100%

93%

100%

88%

31%

82%

100%

46%

100%

98%

100%

66%

40%

49%

98%

100%

88%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1012

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

5% 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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