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USGS 01480617 West Branch Brandywine Creek at Modena, PA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 39°57'42",   Longitude 75°48'06"   NAD27
Chester County, Pennsylvania, Hydrologic Unit 02040205
Drainage area: 55.0 square miles
Datum of gage: 262.52 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1986-02-25  2025-10-29  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1971-05-19  2025-10-28  43028 
    Precipitation, total, inches  2002-09-30  2025-10-28  7631 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1970-01-01  2025-10-28  20390 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1971-05-19  2025-10-28  42068 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1971-05-19  2024-10-02  36953 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  1971-05-19  2024-10-02  41873 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2003-05-16  2025-10-28  20313 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  2008-09-30  2016-09-29  2549 
    Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, computed, the product of regression-computed suspended sediment concentration and streamflow, short tons per day  2007-09-30  2025-10-28  6195 
    Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter  2007-09-30  2025-10-28  6198 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1971-05-20  2025-06-02 14129 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1970-01-01  2025-04-07 19992 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1971-05-20  2025-05-18 13785 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1971-05-20  2024-10-02 12202 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  1971-05-20  2012-09-30 9371 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2003-05-16  2024-02-25 6179 
    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  1971-05  2025-06  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1970-01  2025-04  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1971-05  2025-05  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1971-05  2024-10  
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  1971-05  2012-09  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2003-05  2024-02  
    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  1971  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1970  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1971  2025  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1971  2025  
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  1971  2012  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2003  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 1970-07-31  2022-04-07  53 
 Field measurements 1969-12-31  2025-09-16  497 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1908-08-02  2023-10-19  1295 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2025  20 
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