West Branch Brandywine Creek at Honeybrook, PA
River level and flood forecast · Chester County
Normal1.6 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM
The river is 5.4 ft below flood stage (7 ft).
Flow: 41 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 11 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 9 ft |
| Flood stage | 7 ft |
| Action stage | 6 ft |
| Record crest (January 19, 1996) | 11.62 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 7 ftThe intersection of Birdell & Icedale Roads floods.
- 5 ftBeaver Dam Road begins to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 11.62 ft — January 19, 1996
- 11.41 ft — June 22, 1972
- 11.4 ft — July 1, 1984
- 11 ft — October 8, 2005
- 10.86 ft — September 7, 1987
Recent crests: 9.18 ft (January 10, 2024) · 8.17 ft (December 28, 2023) · 9.32 ft (December 18, 2023) · 9.61 ft (September 2, 2021) · 7.31 ft (June 9, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamWest Branch Brandywine Creek at Coatesville, PA
- West Branch Brandywine Creek at Modena, PA
- East Branch Brandywine Creek below Downingtown, PA
- Schuylkill River at Pottstown, PA
- Pequea Creek near Ronks, PA
- Schuylkill River at Reading, PA
- Red Clay Creek at Kennett Square, PA
- Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford, PA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HNBP1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.