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VALLEY CREEK

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Valley Creek at PA Turnpike Br near Valley Forge

TREDYFFRIN TOWNSHIP, PA40.0793°N, -75.4607°W Updated 18 min ago

FLOW RATE

12.9cfs

GAUGE HT

3.10ft

WATER TEMP

20°F

AIR TEMP

76°F

WIND

9mph S

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

12.9cfs 69.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 11–15 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

13.9cfs

PERIOD LOW

11.6cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.10ft

Water Temperature

20.2°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

22.5in

≈ normal

22.52 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 23.34 in).

YTD Total

22.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

23.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

19.5–29.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-3%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.85" · normal 3.31" (2.2–4.3)

Jan

Feb: 1.87" · normal 3.01" (1.6–5.0)

Feb

Mar: 3.90" · normal 4.17" (2.1–6.3)

Mar

Apr: 2.78" · normal 3.80" (2.0–6.0)

Apr

May: 3.77" · normal 3.70" (1.9–5.7)

May

Jun: 4.39" · normal 4.20" (2.3–7.2)

Jun

Jul: 2.95" (so far)· normal 4.20" (2.4–6.1)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.02" (1.7–6.3)

Aug

Sep: normal 4.45" (1.6–7.4)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.84" (1.9–6.1)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.99" (1.5–4.5)

Nov

Dec: normal 3.99" (1.9–5.7)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:48 AM

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Station Location

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-09 01:30 UTC

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