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Brandywine Creek in Pennsylvania

River20.3 mi

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Around Brandywine Creek

First State National Historical Park6.3 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Brandywine Creek is a 20.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford, PA (site 01481000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1974 to 2026

Brandywine Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 499 cfs, and lowest in September, at 164 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 19,500 cfs, in 2021.

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Typical flow by month at Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January371243 to 584
February445299 to 591
March473338 to 727
April499336 to 702
May393291 to 590
June296218 to 461
July228170 to 357
August183133 to 308
September164112 to 265
October183131 to 341
November221168 to 402
December325213 to 566

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 52 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford, PA (site 01481000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Brandywine Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • City of WilmingtonBrandywine CreekPublic
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