USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01479820 RED CLAY CREEK NEAR KENNETT SQUARE, PA
LOCATION - Lat 39°49'00", long 75°41'31" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Chester County, PA, Hydrologic Unit 02040205, on left bank along SR 82 (Creek Road), and 3.0 mi south of the intersection of SR 82 and U.S. Highway 1 at Kennett Square.
DRAINAGE AREA - 28.3 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - January 1988 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. A YSI sonde collects turbidity data at a 15-minute recording interval. Elevation of gage is 196.02 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Satellite telemetry at station.
COOPERATION - Station established and maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding for this station is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the Delaware Geological Survey, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - TURBIDITY: December 2015 to current year.
COOPERATION - Water-quality samples were collected as part of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Water-Quality Network (WQN) with cooperation from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Turbidity: Maximum 1290 FNU on June 8, 2017. Minimum: -0.1 on May 5, 2018