USGS · 01481000

BRANDYWINE CREEK

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Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford, PA

CHADDS FORD TOWNSHIP, PA39.8698°N, -75.5933°W Updated 32 min ago

FLOW RATE

163cfs

GAUGE HT

1.78ft

WATER TEMP

23°F

AIR TEMP

76°F

WIND

4mph WSW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

163cfs 55.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 154–208 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

208cfs

PERIOD LOW

163cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.78ft

Water Temperature

23.4°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

82°

58°

THU

85°

63°

FRI

84°

67°

SAT

72°

67°

SUN

84°

67°

MON

87°

65°

TUE

90°

66°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

67°

mild

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

65°

70°

75°

79°

81°

83°

84°

85°

83°

81°

77°

74°

72°

71°

68°

67°

68°

72°

74°

79°

83°

84°

82°

83°

84°

83°

80°

73°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

69°

70°

71°

72°

71°

70°

69°

67°

69°

71°

74°

76°

78°

80°

81°

83°

84°

82°

80°

77°

75°

72°

70°

69°

67°

66°

65°

67°

70°

73°

77°

80°

83°

85°

86°

87°

86°

84°

81°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph S

G 5 mph

G10

SSE

G11

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

SSW

G11

G14

G13

SSW

G14

SSW

G14

G16

G17

G19

SSE

G20

G18

G20

SSE

G20

G25

SSW

G20

ESE

G10

ESE

G12

SSE

G10

SSW

G11

SSW

G15

WSW

G14

G11

WNW

NNW

G10

G12

G18

WNW

NNE

G10

ENE

NNW

ENE

G11

ENE

NNE

NNW

NNE

NNW

WNW

G10

WSW

G13

SSE

G11

G10

SSW

WSW

WNW

NNE

NNW

WNW

G12

PRECIP

chance %

23%

11%

15%

12%

58%

79%

73%

58%

27%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

16%

74%

100%

87%

24%

83%

100%

93%

86%

29%

23%

98%

100%

93%

100%

99%

94%

100%

78%

15%

10%

72%

100%

13%

22%

33%

42%

48%

52%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1011

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:35 AM

SUNSET

08:34 PM

14H 59M OF DAYLIGHT20H 32M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

74% illuminated

Station Location

39.8698, -75.5933

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-25 00:02 UTC

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