French Creek Near Phoenixville, PA

USGS Site No: 01472157 • French Creek • Chester County, PA

French Creek Near Phoenixville, PA on the French Creek is currently at 25 cfs (Normal — 27th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 4.42 ft.

Reading from

25
CFS Discharge
4.42
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 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 20
25th Low threshold 24
50th (Median) Normal (median) 34 Today: 25 cfs
75th High threshold 78
95th Very High threshold 461

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.

978 489 0 cfs Apr 6 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 30 —
May 27, 2026 35 —
May 26, 2026 47 —
May 25, 2026 79 —
May 24, 2026 183 —
May 23, 2026 27 —
May 22, 2026 27 —
May 21, 2026 22 —
May 20, 2026 18 —
May 19, 2026 19 —
May 18, 2026 21 —
May 17, 2026 22 —
May 16, 2026 23 —
May 15, 2026 27 —
Apr 21, 2026 26 —
Apr 20, 2026 30 —
Apr 19, 2026 27 —
Apr 18, 2026 26 —
Apr 17, 2026 27 —
Apr 16, 2026 28 —
Apr 15, 2026 29 —
Apr 14, 2026 30 —
Apr 13, 2026 30 —
Apr 12, 2026 30 —
Apr 11, 2026 32 —
Apr 10, 2026 33 —
Apr 9, 2026 33 —
Apr 8, 2026 35 —
Apr 7, 2026 40 —
Apr 6, 2026 53 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
01472157
State
PA
Coordinates
40.1515, -75.6013
Drainage Area
59 mi²
Datum (ft)
160.0
HUC Code
02040203
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
551 cfs
Jul 1, 2025
Min discharge
14 cfs
Oct 7, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges