Nanticoke River Near Bridgeville, DE

USGS Site No: 01487000Nanticoke River • Sussex County, DE

Nanticoke River Near Bridgeville, DE on the Nanticoke River is currently at 27 cfs (Very Low — 8th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 4.18 ft.

Reading from

27
CFS Discharge
4.18
Gage Height (ft)
Very Low
Flow Condition
Normal
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 35 Today: 27 cfs
25th Low threshold 45
50th (Median) Normal (median) 65
75th High threshold 87
95th Very High threshold 201

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.

394 197 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 31
May 26, 2026 32
May 25, 2026 33
May 24, 2026 35
May 23, 2026 33
May 22, 2026 30
May 21, 2026 29
May 20, 2026 30
May 19, 2026 31
May 18, 2026 33
May 17, 2026 34
May 16, 2026 35
May 15, 2026 37
Apr 21, 2026 63
Apr 20, 2026 64
Apr 19, 2026 65
Apr 18, 2026 64
Apr 17, 2026 66
Apr 16, 2026 67
Apr 15, 2026 69
Apr 14, 2026 71
Apr 13, 2026 71
Apr 12, 2026 72
Apr 11, 2026 74
Apr 10, 2026 75
Apr 9, 2026 75
Apr 8, 2026 77
Apr 7, 2026 80
Apr 6, 2026 87

Station Information

USGS Site No
01487000
State
DE
County
Sussex County
Coordinates
38.7283, -75.5619
Drainage Area
75 mi²
Datum (ft)
12.6
HUC Code
020801090404
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
8.0 ft
Flood Stage
9.5 ft
Moderate Flood
10.5 ft
Major Flood
11.5 ft

Currently 5.32 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
106 cfs
Mar 17, 2026
Min discharge
14 cfs
Sep 6, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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