Around here
Around White Clay Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
White Clay Creek is an 18.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge White Clay Creek at Newark, DE (site 01478650). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1994 to 2025
White Clay Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 101 cfs, and lowest in September, at 35 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,750 cfs, in 1999.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 79 | 54 to 124 |
| February | 88 | 64 to 131 |
| March | 100 | 71 to 154 |
| April | 101 | 68 to 134 |
| May | 80 | 55 to 110 |
| June | 57 | 45 to 87 |
| July | 43 | 31 to 65 |
| August | 35 | 25 to 55 |
| September | 35 | 22 to 57 |
| October | 39 | 25 to 75 |
| November | 50 | 34 to 91 |
| December | 72 | 46 to 133 |
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 31 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for White Clay Creek at Newark, DE (site 01478650). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Embed this gauge on your site
Paste this snippet anywhere, an outfitter page, a club site, a trip report, to show White Clay Creek's live streamflow, water level and 7-day trend. It reads the USGS gauge directly, updates itself, and links back here.
See every free widget you can put on your site, including live conditions and a 7 day forecast.
