Red Clay Creek Near Kennett Square, PA

USGS Site No: 01479820 • Red Clay Creek • Chester County, PA

Red Clay Creek Near Kennett Square, PA on the Red Clay Creek is currently at 21 cfs (Normal — 30th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.11 ft. This station is at or above flood stage.

Reading from

21
CFS Discharge
3.11
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
FLOOD
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 15
25th Low threshold 20
50th (Median) Normal (median) 27 Today: 21 cfs
75th High threshold 47
95th Very High threshold 264

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.

415 207 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 28 —
May 27, 2026 38 —
May 26, 2026 34 —
May 25, 2026 54 —
May 24, 2026 256 —
May 23, 2026 56 —
May 22, 2026 28 —
May 21, 2026 51 —
May 20, 2026 46 —
May 19, 2026 16 —
May 18, 2026 14 —
May 17, 2026 15 —
May 16, 2026 16 —
May 15, 2026 17 —
Apr 21, 2026 15 —
Apr 20, 2026 18 —
Apr 19, 2026 18 —
Apr 18, 2026 18 —
Apr 17, 2026 18 —
Apr 16, 2026 20 —
Apr 15, 2026 22 —
Apr 14, 2026 20 —
Apr 13, 2026 20 —
Apr 12, 2026 20 —
Apr 11, 2026 21 —
Apr 10, 2026 22 —
Apr 9, 2026 22 —
Apr 8, 2026 23 —
Apr 7, 2026 25 —
Apr 6, 2026 30 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
01479820
State
PA
County
Chester County
Coordinates
39.8168, -75.6916
Drainage Area
28 mi²
Datum (ft)
196.0
HUC Code
02040205
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
6.5 ft

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
474 cfs
Jul 9, 2025
Min discharge
11 cfs
Sep 21, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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