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West Branch Brandywine Creek near Downingtown, PA

River18.1 mi
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Around West Branch Brandywine Creek

5 mi

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

About this river

West Branch Brandywine Creek is an 18.1 mile river near Marsh Creek Boat Rental in Pennsylvania. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge West Branch Brandywine Creek at Modena, PA (site 01480617). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1970 to 2026

West Branch Brandywine Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 89 cfs, and lowest in September, at 31 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,010 cfs, in 1972.

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Typical flow by month at West Branch Brandywine Creek at Modena, PA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January6745 to 104
February7956 to 108
March8866 to 127
April8964 to 120
May7051 to 100
June5239 to 79
July4231 to 62
August3426 to 52
September3123 to 46
October3325 to 64
November4432 to 73
December6042 to 101

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 56 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for West Branch Brandywine Creek at Modena, PA (site 01480617). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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