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[!] Over the next year, the USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center will be updating the geodetic vertical elevation (gage datum) for many locations. Click HERE for additional information including a current list of streamgages with upcoming datum changes. This update in gage datum does not affect the location of the streamgage, nor the observed local gage height or discharge recorded at the streamgage.




USGS 01481500 BRANDYWINE CREEK AT WILMINGTON, DE

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 39°46'10.2",   Longitude 75°34'36.1"   NAD83
New Castle County, Delaware, Hydrologic Unit 02040205
Drainage area: 314 square miles
Datum of gage: 67.17 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1989-06-01  2024-04-24  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2006-10-01  2024-04-23  18986 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1946-10-01  2024-04-22  28329 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2006-10-01  2024-04-23  18998 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2006-10-01  2024-04-23  18968 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2006-10-01  2024-04-23  18914 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2006-10-01  2017-11-15  9797 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2017-11-17  2024-04-23  6827 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1946-12-01  1980-09-29  11625 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1946-12-06  1980-09-29  11621 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2006-10-01  2024-02-07 6253 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1946-10-01  2023-10-09 28133 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2006-10-01  2024-02-07 6257 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2006-10-01  2024-02-07 6247 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2006-10-01  2017-11-15 3266 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2017-11-17  2024-02-07 2200 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1946-12-01  1980-09-29 11625 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1946-12-06  1980-09-29 11621 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2006-10  2024-02  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1946-10  2023-10  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2006-10  2024-02  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2006-10  2024-02  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2006-10  2017-11  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2017-11  2024-02  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1946-12  1980-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1946-12  1980-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2007  2024  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1947  2024  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2007  2024  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2007  2024  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2007  2018  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2018  2024  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1947  1980  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1947  1980  
 Peak streamflow 1947-04-30  2023-06-27  77 
 Field measurements 1946-12-06  2024-04-03  869 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples 1946-09-06  2015-12-08  479 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2023  18 
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