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White Clay Creek near Newark Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 4.8 ft at 6:45PM Sep 29, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 7:00PM Sep 29, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 7:15PM Sep 29, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 7:30PM Sep 29, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 7:45PM Sep 29, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 8:00PM Sep 29, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 8:15PM Sep 29, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 8:30PM Sep 29, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 8:45PM Sep 29, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 9:00PM Sep 29, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 9:15PM Sep 29, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 9:30PM Sep 29, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 9:45PM Sep 29, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 10:00PM Sep 29, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 10:15PM Sep 29, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 10:30PM Sep 29, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 10:45PM Sep 29, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 11:00PM Sep 29, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 11:15PM Sep 29, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 11:30PM Sep 29, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 11:45PM Sep 29, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 12:00AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 12:15AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 12:30AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 12:45AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 1:00AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 1:15AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 1:30AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 1:45AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 2:00AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 2:01AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 2:15AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 2:30AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 2:45AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 3:00AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 3:15AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 3:30AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 3:45AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 4:00AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 4:15AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 4:30AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 4:45AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 5:00AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 5:15AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 5:30AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 5:45AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 6:00AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 6:15AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 6:30AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 6:45AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 7:00AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 7:15AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 7:30AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 7:45AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 8:00AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 8:15AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 8:30AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 8:45AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 9:00AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 9:15AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 9:30AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 9:45AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 10:00AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 10:15AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 10:30AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 10:45AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 11:00AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 11:15AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 11:30AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 11:45AM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 12:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 12:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 12:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 12:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 1:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 1:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 1:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 1:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 2:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 2:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 2:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 2:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 3:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 3:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 3:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 3:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 4:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 4:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 4:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.79 ft at 4:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 5:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.8 ft at 5:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.81 ft at 5:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.83 ft at 5:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.86 ft at 6:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.86 ft at 6:01PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.88 ft at 6:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 6:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 6:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 7:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.93 ft at 7:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.93 ft at 7:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.93 ft at 7:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 8:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 8:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 8:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 8:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 9:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 9:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 9:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 9:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 10:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 10:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 10:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.9 ft at 10:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 11:00PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 11:15PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.9 ft at 11:30PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.9 ft at 11:45PM Sep 30, 2022Observed: 4.9 ft at 12:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 12:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 4.9 ft at 12:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 12:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 1:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 1:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 1:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 1:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 2:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 4.94 ft at 2:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 4.99 ft at 2:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.12 ft at 2:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 3:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.61 ft at 3:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.66 ft at 3:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.67 ft at 3:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 4:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.83 ft at 4:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 6.02 ft at 4:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 6.13 ft at 4:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 6.13 ft at 5:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 6.08 ft at 5:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 6.05 ft at 5:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 6.04 ft at 5:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 6.07 ft at 6:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 6.08 ft at 6:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 6.08 ft at 6:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 6.06 ft at 6:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 6.06 ft at 7:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 6.05 ft at 7:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.82 ft at 8:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.77 ft at 8:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.71 ft at 9:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.68 ft at 9:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.64 ft at 9:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.62 ft at 9:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.58 ft at 10:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.56 ft at 10:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.54 ft at 10:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.52 ft at 10:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.49 ft at 11:00AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 11:15AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 11:30AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.44 ft at 11:45AM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.44 ft at 12:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.43 ft at 12:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.42 ft at 12:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.42 ft at 12:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.42 ft at 1:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.43 ft at 1:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.44 ft at 1:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 1:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.51 ft at 2:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.54 ft at 2:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.58 ft at 2:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 2:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.61 ft at 3:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.62 ft at 3:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.63 ft at 3:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.63 ft at 3:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.64 ft at 4:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.64 ft at 4:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.61 ft at 5:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 5:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.59 ft at 6:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.58 ft at 6:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.58 ft at 6:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.57 ft at 6:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.56 ft at 7:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.55 ft at 7:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.55 ft at 7:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.54 ft at 7:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.53 ft at 8:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.52 ft at 8:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.52 ft at 8:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.5 ft at 8:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.5 ft at 9:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.49 ft at 9:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 9:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 9:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 10:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 10:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 10:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.44 ft at 10:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.43 ft at 11:00PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.43 ft at 11:15PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.42 ft at 11:30PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 11:45PM Oct 01, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 12:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 12:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.38 ft at 12:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.38 ft at 12:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.37 ft at 1:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.36 ft at 1:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.36 ft at 1:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.35 ft at 1:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.33 ft at 2:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.33 ft at 2:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.32 ft at 2:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.31 ft at 2:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.3 ft at 3:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.3 ft at 3:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.29 ft at 3:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.28 ft at 3:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.27 ft at 4:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.27 ft at 4:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.26 ft at 4:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.25 ft at 4:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.24 ft at 5:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.24 ft at 5:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.23 ft at 5:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.23 ft at 5:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.21 ft at 6:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.21 ft at 6:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.2 ft at 6:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.2 ft at 7:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.2 ft at 7:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.19 ft at 7:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.19 ft at 7:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.18 ft at 8:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.18 ft at 8:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.18 ft at 8:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.19 ft at 8:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.2 ft at 9:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.21 ft at 9:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.23 ft at 9:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.24 ft at 9:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.24 ft at 10:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.24 ft at 10:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.24 ft at 10:16AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.25 ft at 10:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.24 ft at 10:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.25 ft at 11:00AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.26 ft at 11:15AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.28 ft at 11:30AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.28 ft at 11:45AM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.29 ft at 12:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.29 ft at 12:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.29 ft at 12:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.29 ft at 12:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.3 ft at 1:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.31 ft at 1:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.34 ft at 1:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.37 ft at 1:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.51 ft at 2:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.63 ft at 2:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.73 ft at 2:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 2:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.85 ft at 3:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 5.91 ft at 3:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 6.03 ft at 3:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 6.17 ft at 3:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 6.26 ft at 4:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 6.36 ft at 4:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 6.41 ft at 4:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 6.54 ft at 4:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 6.76 ft at 5:00PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 6.96 ft at 5:15PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 7.13 ft at 5:30PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 7.28 ft at 5:45PM Oct 02, 2022Observed: 7.36 ft at 6:00PM Oct 02, 2022Highest Observation: 7.45 ft at 6:15PM Oct 02, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesDPKD1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (6:33PM Oct 2, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 7.45 ft at 6:15 PM EDT 2-Oct-2022. Flood Stage is 13 ft
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Datum: NAVD88
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NOTE: Forecasts for the White Clay Creek near Newark are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 16.5
Moderate Flood Stage: 15
Flood Stage: 13
Action Stage: 11
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 23.00 ft on 07/05/1937
(2) 17.96 ft on 09/28/2004
(3) 17.74 ft on 06/22/1972
(4) 17.57 ft on 09/16/1999
(5) 17.23 ft on 08/28/2011
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 15.77 ft on 09/02/2021
(2) 13.99 ft on 12/25/2020
(3) 14.15 ft on 11/30/2020
(4) 14.56 ft on 08/08/2020
(5) 16.49 ft on 08/04/2020
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.

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18 Paper Mill Road is subject to closures.
17 Paper Mill Road begins to flood.
13.5 Businesses on Delaware Route 7 begin to flood.
13.3 Delaware Route 7, Stanton Christiana Road, begins to flood.
11 Flooding begins into adjacent open fields.
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Latitude: 39.699167° N, Longitude: 75.675000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 13 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 7.86 20.86 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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