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West Branch Brandywine Creek at Honeybrook

Highest listed crest 11.62 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft34 crests since 1972

The West Branch Brandywine Creek at Honeybrook crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 34 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1972 to 2024. The highest, 11.62 ft on January 19, 1996, was major flooding, 4.62 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the West Branch Brandywine Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.62 ft
January 19, 1996; 3,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.0 ft
Major flooding from 11.0 ft
Crests at major
4
56th of 170 gauges in Pennsylvania
Most recent flood crest
January 10, 2024
9.18 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Chester County
Near Coatesville (6.5 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, West Branch Brandywine Creek at Honeybrook
Action stage6.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.015Dec 28, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.015Jan 10, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage11.04Oct 8, 2005Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

34 crests from 1972 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the West Branch Brandywine Creek at Honeybrook, 1972 to 2024 789101112ft Flood stage 7.0 ftMajor 11.0 ft Jun 22, 1972: 11.41 ft, major flooding; 3,660 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1978: 9.98 ft, moderate flooding; 3,860 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1984: 11.40 ft, major flooding; 3,650 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1984: 10.14 ft, moderate flooding; 2,860 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1987: 10.86 ft, moderate flooding; 3,300 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1988: 10.24 ft, moderate flooding; 2,920 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1989: 7.49 ft, minor flooding; 1,290 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1993: 8.09 ft, minor flooding; 681 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1993: 8.63 ft, minor flooding; 746 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 11.62 ft, major flooding; 3,800 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1996: 10.32 ft, moderate flooding; 2,960 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1999: 10.30 ft, moderate flooding; 2,950 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2000: 8.32 ft, minor flooding; 1,790 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2000: 8.29 ft, minor flooding; 1,770 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 2000: 7.85 ft, minor flooding; 1,510 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2004: 7.19 ft, minor flooding; 1,120 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 2004: 7.69 ft, minor flooding; 1,409 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 2005: 11.00 ft, major flooding; 3,390 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2011: 9.60 ft, moderate floodingSep 7, 2011: 10.36 ft, moderate floodingSep 24, 2011: 10.65 ft, moderate floodingApr 30, 2014: 9.08 ft, moderate flooding; 2,248 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 2018: 9.09 ft, moderate flooding; 2,250 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2018: 7.28 ft, minor flooding; 1,088 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 2018: 9.36 ft, moderate flooding; 2,401 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2019: 8.34 ft, minor flooding; 1,703 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2020: 7.81 ft, minor flooding; 1,331 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2020: 8.52 ft, minor flooding; 1,830 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 2020: 8.58 ft, minor flooding; 1,873 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2021: 7.31 ft, minor flooding; 1,005 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2021: 9.61 ft, moderate flooding; 2,547 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2023: 9.32 ft, moderate flooding; 2,378 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2023: 8.17 ft, minor flooding; 1,588 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2024: 9.18 ft, moderate flooding; 2,300 cubic feet per second Highest, 11.62 ft, Jan 19, 1996 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, West Branch Brandywine Creek at Honeybrook 1970s: 2 1980s: 5 1990s: 5 2000s: 6 2010s: 8 8 2020s: 8 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, West Branch Brandywine Creek at Honeybrook
1Jan 19, 199611.62+4.62Major3,800
2Jun 22, 197211.41+4.41Major3,660
3Jul 1, 198411.40+4.40Major3,650
4Oct 8, 200511.00+4.00Major3,390
5Sep 7, 198710.86+3.86Moderate3,300
6Sep 24, 201110.65+3.65Moderate—
7Sep 7, 201110.36+3.36Moderate—
8Oct 19, 199610.32+3.32Moderate2,960
9Sep 16, 199910.30+3.30Moderate2,950
10Jul 21, 198810.24+3.24Moderate2,920
11Jul 7, 198410.14+3.14Moderate2,860
12Jan 26, 19789.98+2.98Moderate3,860
13Sep 2, 20219.61+2.61Moderate2,547
14Aug 28, 20119.60+2.60Moderate—
15Nov 3, 20189.36+2.36Moderate2,401
16Dec 18, 20239.32+2.32Moderate2,378
17Jan 10, 20249.18+2.18Moderate2,300
18Aug 13, 20189.09+2.09Moderate2,250
19Apr 30, 20149.08+2.08Moderate2,248
20Dec 5, 19938.63+1.63Minor746
21Nov 30, 20208.58+1.58Minor1,873
22Aug 4, 20208.52+1.52Minor1,830
23Jul 12, 20198.34+1.34Minor1,703
24Jan 19, 20008.32+1.32Minor1,790
25Mar 22, 20008.29+1.29Minor1,770
26Dec 28, 20238.17+1.17Minor1,588
27Mar 4, 19938.09+1.09Minor681
28Dec 17, 20007.85+0.85Minor1,510
29Jan 25, 20207.81+0.81Minor1,331
30Jul 28, 20047.69+0.69Minor1,409
31May 6, 19897.49+0.49Minor1,290
32Jun 9, 20217.31+0.31Minor1,005
33Sep 28, 20187.28+0.28Minor1,088
34Feb 6, 20047.19+0.19Minor1,120

The worst floods along the West Branch Brandywine Creek

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the West Branch Brandywine Creek that crested above flood stage within a week.

January 19, 1996: 11.62 ft here, major flooding

  • ModenaPA · Jan 19, 1996 · 10.39 ft · Moderate
  • CoatesvillePA · Jan 19, 1996 · 8.98 ft · Minor

June 22, 1972: 11.41 ft here, major flooding

  • ModenaPA · Jun 22, 1972 · 11.48 ft · Moderate
  • CoatesvillePA · Jun 22, 1972 · 9.92 ft · Moderate

July 1, 1984: 11.40 ft here, major flooding

  • ModenaPA · Jul 1, 1984 · 9.11 ft · Minor
  • CoatesvillePA · Jul 7, 1984 · 8.30 ft · Minor

Gauges on the West Branch Brandywine Creek

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the West Branch Brandywine Creek
Honeybrook this gaugePA7.011.62 ft, Jan 19, 19964
CoatesvillePA7.010.08 ft, Jun 29, 19730
ModenaPA9.013.38 ft, Sep 2, 20212

Other gauges in Chester County

Flood gauges in Chester County
Downingtown7.019.11 ft, Sep 2, 202122
Pottstown12.529.97 ft, Jun 23, 19721
PA Turnpike Bridge near Valley Forge10.016.44 ft, Sep 1, 20211
Coatesville7.010.08 ft, Jun 29, 19730
Modena9.013.38 ft, Sep 2, 20212
Strickersville9.516.71 ft, Sep 16, 19997

Chester County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Pennsylvania

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HNBP1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.