Ridley Creek at Media, PA

USGS Site No: 01476480Ridley Creek • Delaware County, PA

Ridley Creek at Media, PA on the Ridley Creek is currently at 19 cfs (Low — 22th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.35 ft.

Reading from

19
CFS Discharge
3.35
Gage Height (ft)
Low
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 15
25th Low threshold 20 Today: 19 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 27
75th High threshold 40
95th Very High threshold 376

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.

715 357 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 24
May 27, 2026 27
May 26, 2026 32
May 25, 2026 52
May 24, 2026 369
May 23, 2026 29
May 22, 2026 26
May 21, 2026 60
May 20, 2026 45
May 19, 2026 11
May 18, 2026 11
May 17, 2026 12
May 16, 2026 12
May 15, 2026 14
Apr 21, 2026 13
Apr 20, 2026 14
Apr 19, 2026 14
Apr 18, 2026 14
Apr 17, 2026 15
Apr 16, 2026 16
Apr 15, 2026 17
Apr 14, 2026 16
Apr 13, 2026 16
Apr 12, 2026 16
Apr 11, 2026 17
Apr 10, 2026 17
Apr 9, 2026 17
Apr 8, 2026 18
Apr 7, 2026 20
Apr 6, 2026 27

Station Information

USGS Site No
01476480
State
PA
Coordinates
39.9161, -75.4032
Drainage Area
31 mi²
Datum (ft)
100.0
HUC Code
02040202
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
436 cfs
May 16, 2025
Min discharge
7 cfs
Sep 15, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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