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East Branch Brandywine Creek below Downingtown Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 2.98 ft at 6:15PM Aug 14, 2022Observed: 2.98 ft at 6:30PM Aug 14, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 6:45PM Aug 14, 2022Observed: 2.98 ft at 7:00PM Aug 14, 2022Observed: 2.98 ft at 7:15PM Aug 14, 2022Observed: 2.98 ft at 7:30PM Aug 14, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 7:45PM Aug 14, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 8:00PM Aug 14, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 8:15PM Aug 14, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 8:30PM Aug 14, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 8:45PM Aug 14, 2022Observed: 2.98 ft at 9:00PM Aug 14, 2022Observed: 2.98 ft at 9:15PM Aug 14, 2022Observed: 2.98 ft at 9:30PM Aug 14, 2022Observed: 2.98 ft at 9:45PM Aug 14, 2022Observed: 2.98 ft at 10:00PM Aug 14, 2022Highest Observation: 2.99 ft at 10:15PM Aug 14, 2022Observed: 2.98 ft at 10:30PM Aug 14, 2022Observed: 2.98 ft at 10:45PM Aug 14, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 11:00PM Aug 14, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 11:15PM Aug 14, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 11:30PM Aug 14, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 11:45PM Aug 14, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 12:00AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 12:15AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 12:30AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 12:45AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 1:00AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 1:15AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 1:30AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 1:45AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 2:00AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 2:15AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 2:30AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 2:45AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 3:00AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 3:15AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 3:30AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 3:45AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 4:00AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 4:15AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 4:30AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 4:45AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 5:00AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 5:15AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 5:30AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 5:45AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 6:00AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 6:15AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 6:30AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 6:45AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 7:00AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 7:15AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 7:30AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 7:45AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 8:00AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 8:15AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 8:30AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 8:45AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 9:00AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 9:15AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 9:30AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 9:45AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 10:00AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 10:15AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 10:30AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 10:45AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 11:00AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 11:15AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.98 ft at 11:30AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 11:45AM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 12:00PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.98 ft at 12:15PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 12:30PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 12:45PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 1:00PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 1:15PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 1:45PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 2:00PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 2:15PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 2:30PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 2:45PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 3:00PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 3:15PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 3:30PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 3:45PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 4:00PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 4:15PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 4:30PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 4:45PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 5:00PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 5:15PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 5:30PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 5:45PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 6:00PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 6:15PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 6:30PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 6:45PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 7:00PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 7:15PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 7:30PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 7:45PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 8:00PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 8:15PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 8:30PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 8:45PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 9:00PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 9:15PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 9:30PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 9:45PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 10:00PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 10:15PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 10:30PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 10:45PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 11:00PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 11:15PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 11:30PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 11:45PM Aug 15, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 12:00AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 12:15AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 12:30AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 12:45AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 1:00AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 1:15AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 1:30AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 1:45AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:00AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 2:15AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 2:30AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:45AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 3:00AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 3:15AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 3:30AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 3:45AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 4:00AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 4:15AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 4:30AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 4:45AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 5:00AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 5:15AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 5:30AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 5:45AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 6:00AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 6:15AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 6:30AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 6:45AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 7:00AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 7:15AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 7:30AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 7:45AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 8:00AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 8:15AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 8:30AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 8:45AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 9:00AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 9:15AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 9:30AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 9:45AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 10:00AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 10:15AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 10:30AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 10:45AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 11:00AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 11:15AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 11:30AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 11:45AM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 12:00PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 12:15PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 12:30PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 12:45PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 1:00PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 1:15PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 1:30PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 1:45PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 2:00PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:15PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:30PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 2:45PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 3:00PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 3:15PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 3:30PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 3:45PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 4:00PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 4:15PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 4:30PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 4:45PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 5:00PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 5:15PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 5:30PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 5:45PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 6:00PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 6:15PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 6:30PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 6:45PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 7:00PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 7:15PM Aug 16, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 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2.92 ft at 1:45AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:00AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:15AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:30AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 2:45AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 3:00AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 3:15AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 3:30AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 3:45AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 4:00AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 4:15AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 4:30AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 4:45AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 5:00AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 5:15AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 5:30AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 5:45AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 6:00AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 6:15AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 6:30AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 6:45AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 7:00AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 7:15AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 7:30AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 7:45AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.89 ft at 8:00AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.89 ft at 8:15AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.88 ft at 8:30AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.88 ft at 8:45AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.87 ft at 9:00AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.87 ft at 9:15AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.88 ft at 9:30AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.88 ft at 9:45AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.88 ft at 10:00AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.88 ft at 10:15AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.89 ft at 10:30AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.89 ft at 10:45AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.89 ft at 11:00AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 11:15AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 11:30AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 11:45AM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 12:00PM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 12:15PM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 12:30PM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 12:45PM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 1:00PM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 1:15PM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 1:30PM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 1:45PM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:00PM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:15PM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:30PM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 2:45PM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 3:00PM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 3:15PM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 3:30PM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 3:45PM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 4:00PM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 4:15PM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 4:30PM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 4:45PM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 5:00PM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 5:15PM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 5:30PM Aug 17, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 5:45PM Aug 17, 2022DWNP1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (6:03PM Aug 17, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 2.9 ft at 5:45 PM EDT 17-Aug-2022. Flood Stage is 7 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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NOTE: Forecasts for the East Branch Brandywine Creek below Downingtown 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: 11
Moderate Flood Stage: 9
Flood Stage: 7
Action Stage: 6
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 19.11 ft on 09/02/2021
(2) 14.79 ft on 09/16/1999
(3) 14.38 ft on 06/28/2006
(4) 13.73 ft on 08/28/2011
(5) 13.59 ft on 08/04/2020
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 8.45 ft on 04/19/2022
(2) 8.36 ft on 04/08/2022
(3) 19.11 ft on 09/02/2021
(4) 7.91 ft on 08/19/2021
(5) 12.36 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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13 Route 30 in Downingtown is closed due to flooding. Route 322 (Brandywine Avenue) is closed between Business 30 and Boot Road due to flooding. Businesses along business Route 30, between the creek and Downing Avenue, take on water.
12 Residential basements flood along Jefferson Avenue.
11 Jefferson Avenue in Downingtown floods. Business Route 30 and Pennsylvania Avenue also flood.
9 High water on the Brandywine sends backwater up Beaver Creek. Beaver Creek floods inundating parks and the Downingtown Little League fields.
8 Dowlin Forge Road begins to flood.
6 Open adjacent land next to the creek floods.
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Latitude: 39.968611° N, Longitude: 75.673611° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 7 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 29 195 ft 202 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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