White Clay Creek at Strickersville, PA
River level and flood forecast · Chester County
Normal4.1 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 5.4 ft below flood stage (9.5 ft).
Flow: 205 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 | 12 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 11 ft |
| Flood stage | 9.5 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (September 16, 1999) | 16.71 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 12 ftChamber's Rock Road floods.
- 11 ftHopkins Road floods.
- 9 ftOpen space in White Clay Creek State Park floods.
Highest crests on record
- 16.71 ft — September 16, 1999
- 14.28 ft — September 15, 2003
- 14.07 ft — September 28, 2004
- 13.53 ft — August 28, 2011
- 13.1 ft — August 4, 2020
Recent crests: 10.27 ft (January 10, 2024) · 12.68 ft (September 2, 2021) · 11.37 ft (August 8, 2020) · 13.1 ft (August 4, 2020) · 9.7 ft (August 13, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Red Clay Creek at Kennett Square, PA
- Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford, PA
- West Branch Brandywine Creek at Modena, PA
- East Branch Brandywine Creek below Downingtown, PA
- West Branch Brandywine Creek at Coatesville, PA
- Chester Creek near Chester, PA
- West Branch Brandywine Creek at Honeybrook, PA
- Pequea Creek near Ronks, PA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SKVP1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.