Red Clay Creek at Wooddale, DE
River level and flood forecast · New Castle County
The river is 3.8 ft below flood stage (7 ft).
Forecast to rise to 4.0 ft Tue 12 AM, below the 7 ft flood stage.
Flow: 108 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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Camera by the U.S. Geological Survey. Most take a picture every hour, some every few minutes; many stop at night.
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 7:03 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 10 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 8.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 7 ft |
| Action stage | 5.5 ft |
| Record crest (September 15, 2003) | 17.62 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 11 ftBarley Mill Road at Little Brook Drive begins to flood. Foxhill Lane and the Wooddale Covered Bridge are closed due to high water. Significant flooding occurs in Brandywine Springs Park.
- 10 ftWest Rolling Mill Road floods. Creek Road between Pyles Ford Road and Way Road is closed due to flooding.
- 8.5 ftFlooding begins near Old Capital Trail and Newport Road.
- 7.5 ftBarley Mill Road begins to flood. Brandywine Springs Park floods.
- 5.5 ftFlooding begins in adjacent open fields.
Highest crests on record
- 17.62 ft — September 15, 2003
- 13.93 ft — September 16, 1999
- 13.53 ft — September 28, 2004
- 12.99 ft — August 28, 2011
- 12.18 ft — August 8, 2020
Recent crests: 10.03 ft (July 10, 2025) · 9.03 ft (January 10, 2024) · 8.5 ft (December 18, 2023) · 9.2 ft (September 2, 2021) · 8.04 ft (December 25, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RCCD1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.