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Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 2.97 ft at 10:00AM Apr 20, 2024Highest Observation: 2.97 ft at 10:15AM Apr 20, 2024Highest Observation: 2.97 ft at 10:30AM Apr 20, 2024Highest Observation: 2.97 ft at 10:45AM Apr 20, 2024Highest Observation: 2.97 ft at 11:00AM Apr 20, 2024Highest Observation: 2.97 ft at 11:15AM Apr 20, 2024Highest Observation: 2.97 ft at 11:30AM Apr 20, 2024Highest Observation: 2.97 ft at 12:45PM Apr 20, 2024Highest Observation: 2.97 ft at 1:00PM Apr 20, 2024Highest Observation: 2.97 ft at 1:15PM Apr 20, 2024Highest Observation: 2.97 ft at 1:30PM Apr 20, 2024Highest Observation: 2.97 ft at 1:45PM Apr 20, 2024Highest Observation: 2.97 ft at 2:00PM Apr 20, 2024Highest Observation: 2.97 ft at 2:15PM Apr 20, 2024Highest Observation: 2.97 ft at 2:30PM Apr 20, 2024Highest Observation: 2.97 ft at 2:45PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.96 ft at 3:00PM Apr 20, 2024Highest Observation: 2.97 ft at 3:15PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.96 ft at 3:30PM Apr 20, 2024Highest Observation: 2.97 ft at 3:45PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.96 ft at 4:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.95 ft at 4:15PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.95 ft at 4:30PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.95 ft at 4:45PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.95 ft at 5:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.96 ft at 5:15PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.96 ft at 5:30PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.96 ft at 5:32PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.95 ft at 5:45PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.95 ft at 6:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.95 ft at 6:15PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.95 ft at 6:30PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.95 ft at 6:45PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.95 ft at 7:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.95 ft at 7:15PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.94 ft at 7:30PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.94 ft at 7:45PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.94 ft at 8:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.94 ft at 8:15PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.94 ft at 8:30PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.94 ft at 8:45PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.94 ft at 9:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.94 ft at 9:15PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.93 ft at 9:30PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.94 ft at 9:45PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.94 ft at 10:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.94 ft at 10:15PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.94 ft at 10:30PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.94 ft at 10:45PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.93 ft at 11:00PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.93 ft at 11:15PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.93 ft at 11:30PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.93 ft at 11:45PM Apr 20, 2024Observed: 2.93 ft at 12:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.93 ft at 12:15AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.93 ft at 12:30AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.93 ft at 12:45AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.93 ft at 1:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.92 ft at 1:15AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.92 ft at 1:30AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.92 ft at 1:45AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:15AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.91 ft at 2:30AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:45AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.92 ft at 3:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.91 ft at 3:15AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.92 ft at 3:30AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.92 ft at 3:45AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.91 ft at 4:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.91 ft at 4:15AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.91 ft at 4:30AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.91 ft at 4:45AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.91 ft at 5:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.91 ft at 5:15AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.91 ft at 5:30AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.91 ft at 5:45AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.91 ft at 6:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.9 ft at 6:15AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.9 ft at 6:30AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.9 ft at 6:45AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.9 ft at 7:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.9 ft at 7:15AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.9 ft at 7:30AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.9 ft at 7:45AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.9 ft at 8:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.9 ft at 8:15AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 8:30AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.9 ft at 8:45AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 9:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.9 ft at 9:15AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.9 ft at 9:30AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.9 ft at 9:45AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 10:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 10:15AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.9 ft at 10:30AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 10:45AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 11:00AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 11:15AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 11:30AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 11:45AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 12:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 12:15PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 12:30PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 12:45PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 1:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 1:15PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 1:30PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 1:45PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 2:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 2:15PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 2:30PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 2:45PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 3:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 3:15PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 3:30PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 3:45PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 4:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 4:15PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 4:30PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 4:45PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 5:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 5:15PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 5:30PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 5:31PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 5:45PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 6:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 6:15PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 6:30PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 6:45PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 7:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 7:15PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 7:30PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 7:45PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 8:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 8:15PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 8:30PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 8:45PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 9:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 9:15PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 9:30PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 9:45PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 10:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 10:15PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 10:30PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.89 ft at 10:45PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 11:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 11:15PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 11:30PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 11:45PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 12:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 12:15AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 12:30AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 12:45AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 1:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 1:15AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 1:30AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 1:45AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 2:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 2:15AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 2:30AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 2:45AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 3:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 3:15AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 3:30AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 3:45AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 4:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.88 ft at 4:15AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.87 ft at 4:30AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.87 ft at 4:45AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.87 ft at 5:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.87 ft at 5:15AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.87 ft at 5:30AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.87 ft at 5:45AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.87 ft at 6:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.87 ft at 6:15AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.87 ft at 6:30AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.87 ft at 6:45AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.87 ft at 7:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.87 ft at 7:15AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.87 ft at 7:30AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 7:45AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.87 ft at 8:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.87 ft at 8:15AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 8:30AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 8:45AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 9:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.87 ft at 9:15AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.87 ft at 9:30AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.87 ft at 9:45AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 10:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 10:15AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 10:30AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 10:45AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 11:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 11:15AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 11:30AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 11:45AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 12:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 12:15PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 12:30PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 12:45PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 1:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.87 ft at 1:15PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.87 ft at 1:30PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 1:45PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 2:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 2:15PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 2:30PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.87 ft at 2:45PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.87 ft at 3:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.87 ft at 3:15PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 3:30PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.87 ft at 3:45PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 4:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 4:15PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 4:30PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 4:45PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 5:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 5:15PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 5:30PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 5:31PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 5:45PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 6:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.87 ft at 6:15PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 6:30PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 6:45PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 7:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 7:15PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 7:30PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 7:45PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 8:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 8:15PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 8:30PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 8:45PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 9:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 9:15PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 9:30PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.85 ft at 9:45PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.85 ft at 10:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.85 ft at 10:15PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.86 ft at 10:30PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.85 ft at 10:45PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.85 ft at 11:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.85 ft at 11:15PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.85 ft at 11:30PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.85 ft at 11:45PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 2.85 ft at 12:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.85 ft at 12:15AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 12:30AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 12:45AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 1:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 1:15AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 1:30AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 1:45AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 2:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 2:15AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 2:30AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 2:45AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 3:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 3:15AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 3:30AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 3:45AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 4:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 4:15AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 4:30AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 4:45AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 5:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 5:15AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 5:30AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 5:45AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.83 ft at 6:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 6:15AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 6:30AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.83 ft at 6:45AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 7:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 7:15AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 7:30AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 7:45AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 8:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 8:15AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 2.84 ft at 8:30AM Apr 23, 2024Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 2:00PM Apr 23, 2024Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 8:00PM Apr 23, 2024Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 2:00AM Apr 24, 2024Forecast: 2.8 ft 8:00AM Apr 24, 2024Forecast: 2.8 ft 2:00PM Apr 24, 2024Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 8:00PM Apr 24, 2024Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 2:00AM Apr 25, 2024Forecast: 2.8 ft 8:00AM Apr 25, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesCDFP1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (9:48AM Apr 23, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 9:41AM Apr 22)Latest observed value: 2.84 ft at 8:30 AM EDT 23-Apr-2024. Flood Stage is 9 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 13
Moderate Flood Stage: 11
Flood Stage: 9
Action Stage: 8
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 21.04 ft on 09/02/2021
(2) 17.15 ft on 09/17/1999
(3) 16.56 ft on 06/22/1972
(4) 16.05 ft on 05/01/2014
(5) 15.23 ft on 08/28/2011
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 12.84 ft on 01/10/2024
(2) 10.25 ft on 12/28/2023
(3) 12.18 ft on 12/18/2023
(4) 21.04 ft on 09/02/2021
(5) 11.81 ft on 06/09/2021
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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14 Businesses along Route 1 and Creek Road take on water.
13 Residential evacuations begin at this stage. Route 1 and Route 100 are closed. Fairville Road is also closed.
12 Businesses upstream of the gage begin to flood.
11.8 Brandywine River Museum begins to take on water. Route 1 also takes on water.
10 The intersections of Creek Road and Route 926 near Pocopson floods upstream of Chadds Ford.
8 Open adjacent land next to the creek floods.
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Latitude: 39.869722° N, Longitude: 75.593611° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 9 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 150.45 ft 159.45 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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