East Branch Big Elk Creek at Forestville, PA

USGS Site No: 01494850 • East Branch Big Elk Creek • Chester County, PA

East Branch Big Elk Creek at Forestville, PA on the East Branch Big Elk Creek is currently at 7 cfs (Normal — 35th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.20 ft.

Reading from

7
CFS Discharge
3.20
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 4
25th Low threshold 6
50th (Median) Normal (median) 8 Today: 7 cfs
75th High threshold 20
95th Very High threshold 0

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

138 69 0 cfs Apr 8 May 29
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 29, 2026 7 —
May 28, 2026 8 —
May 27, 2026 10 —
May 26, 2026 9 —
May 25, 2026 13 —
May 24, 2026 86 —
May 23, 2026 16 —
May 22, 2026 8 —
May 21, 2026 16 —
May 20, 2026 33 —
May 19, 2026 7 —
May 18, 2026 5 —
May 17, 2026 5 —
May 16, 2026 5 —
May 15, 2026 5 —
Apr 22, 2026 6 —
Apr 21, 2026 6 —
Apr 20, 2026 6 —
Apr 19, 2026 6 —
Apr 18, 2026 6 —
Apr 17, 2026 6 —
Apr 16, 2026 6 —
Apr 15, 2026 7 —
Apr 14, 2026 6 —
Apr 13, 2026 6 —
Apr 12, 2026 6 —
Apr 11, 2026 6 —
Apr 10, 2026 6 —
Apr 9, 2026 7 —
Apr 8, 2026 7 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
01494850
State
PA
County
Chester County
Coordinates
39.8223, -75.8969
Drainage Area
10 mi²
Datum (ft)
395.2
HUC Code
02060002
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
86 cfs
May 24, 2026
Min discharge
4 cfs
May 20, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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