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USGS 01480870 East Branch Brandywine Creek below Downingtown, PA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 39°58'07",   Longitude 75°40'25"   NAD27
Chester County, Pennsylvania, Hydrologic Unit 02040205
Drainage area: 89.9 square miles
Datum of gage: 195 feet above   NGVD29.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1986-02-15  2026-01-22  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1972-02-01  2026-01-21  45067 
    Precipitation, total, inches  2002-09-30  2026-01-21  7667 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1972-02-01  2026-01-20  19712 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1972-02-01  2026-01-21  43139 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1972-02-01  2024-10-09  39398 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  1972-02-03  2024-10-09  43052 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2005-09-27  2026-01-21  20094 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  2008-09-30  2016-09-29  2922 
    Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, computed, the product of regression-computed suspended sediment concentration and streamflow, short tons per day  2007-09-30  2026-01-21  6188 
    Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter  2007-09-30  2026-01-21  6188 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1972-02-01  2025-04-13 14662 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1972-02-01  2023-05-24 18741 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1972-02-01  2025-04-13 14023 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1972-02-01  2024-10-09 13015 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  1972-02-10  2012-09-30 9812 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2005-09-27  2024-07-30 6169 
    Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, computed, the product of regression-computed suspended sediment concentration and streamflow, short tons per day  2007-09-30  2021-09-29 5114 
    Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter  2007-09-30  2021-09-29 5114 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1972-02  2025-04  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1972-02  2023-05  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1972-02  2025-04  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1972-02  2024-10  
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  1972-02  2012-09  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2005-09  2024-07  
    Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, computed, the product of regression-computed suspended sediment concentration and streamflow, short tons per day  2007-09  2021-09  
    Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter  2007-09  2021-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1972  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1972  2023  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1972  2025  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1972  2025  
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  1972  2012  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2005  2024  
    Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, computed, the product of regression-computed suspended sediment concentration and streamflow, short tons per day  2007  2021  
    Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter  2007  2021  
 Peak streamflow 1972-06-22  2021-09-01  50 
 Field measurements 1971-02-14  2026-01-14  515 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1978-01-30  2023-11-13  1481 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2025  20 
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