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Delaware river levels

Live streamflow at 20 Delaware river gauges, highest first. Where a gauge has a long enough record, the reading is placed against its own history for today's date.

Rivers today · Delaware

50% of gauged Delaware rivers are running in their normal range for the date, as of November 4, 2026.

Much below normal 0Below normal 9Normal 10Above normal 1Much above normal 0

Of 20 river gauges with a long enough USGS record, 9 are below normal (0 of them much below), 10 are in the normal range, and 1 are above normal (0 of them much above). Normal means the middle half of that gauge's own history for this calendar date.

To cite: Boating Hubs analysis of USGS streamflow, boatinghubs.com/flows/delaware.

RiverFlowUsually todayVs normalNWS flood status
Brandywine CreekBrandywine Creek at Wilmington, DE
203 cfs199 cfsNormal51st percentile · 53 yr recordNo NWS flood stage
White Clay CreekWhite Clay Creek near Newark, DE
39 cfs5.06 ft57 cfsBelow normal24th percentile · 94 yr recordNo NWS flood stage
White Clay CreekWhite Clay Creek at Newark, DE
38 cfs5.37 ft47 cfsNormal37th percentile · 31 yr recordBelow flood stageFlood stage 11.5 ft. NWS reads 5.37 ft here.
Red Clay CreekRed Clay Creek near Stanton, DE
36 cfs7.71 ft36 cfsNormal49th percentile · 38 yr recordBelow flood stageFlood stage 17 ft. NWS reads 7.71 ft here.
Nanticoke RiverNanticoke River near Bridgeville, DE
35 cfs4.50 ft44 cfsNormal35th percentile · 83 yr recordBelow flood stageFlood stage 9.5 ft. NWS reads 4.5 ft here.
Red Clay CreekRed Clay Creek at Wooddale, DE
29 cfs2.88 ft30 cfsNormal47th percentile · 83 yr recordNo NWS flood stage
Indian RiverMillsboro Pond Outlet at Millsboro, DE
28 cfs2.93 ft44 cfsBelow normal22nd percentile · 40 yr recordNo NWS flood stage
Marshyhope CreekMarshyhope Creek near Adamsville, DE
11 cfs2.35 ft18 cfsBelow normal22nd percentile · 80 yr recordNo NWS flood stage
Christina RiverChristina River at Coochs Bridge, DE
6.9 cfs4.07 ft9.2 cfsBelow normal24th percentile · 81 yr recordBelow flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Saint Jones RiverST Jones River at Dover, DE
5.8 cfs2.57 ft13 cfsNormal25th percentile · 67 yr recordBelow flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
East Poplar RiverEast Poplar River at international boundary
2.5 cfs5.28 ft2.5 cfsNormal50th percentile · 50 yr recordBelow flood stageFlood stage 10 ft. NWS reads 5.29 ft here.
Shellpot CreekShellpot Creek at Wilmington, DE
2.4 cfs1.55 ft1.8 cfsNormal58th percentile · 77 yr recordNo NWS flood stage
Pike CreekPike Creek near Newark, DE
2.3 cfs0.73 ft2.2 cfsNo historical recordNo NWS flood stage
Silver Lake TributarySilver Lake Tributary at Middletown, DE
1.7 cfs0.45 ft2.3 cfsBelow normal24th percentile · 25 yr recordNo NWS flood stage
Blackbird CreekBlackbird Creek at Blackbird, DE
0.9 cfs0.97 ft1.7 cfsBelow normal22nd percentile · 70 yr recordNo NWS flood stage
Beaverdam BranchBeaverdam Branch at Houston, DE
0.6 cfs2.65 ft1.7 cfsBelow normal18th percentile · 68 yr recordNo NWS flood stage
Bearhole DitchBeaverdam Ditch near Millville, DE
0.4 cfs-0.22 ft2.1 cfsBelow normal23rd percentile · 24 yr recordNo NWS flood stage
Calf RunCalf Run at Marshallton, DE
0.4 cfs16.16 ft0.1 cfsAbove normal79th percentile · 9 yr recordNo NWS flood stage
Delaware RiverDelaware River at Del Mem Bridge at Wilmington DE
-318000.0 cfsNot recordedNo historical recordNo NWS flood stage
Brandywine CreekBrandywine Creek at Chadds Ford, PA
183 cfs1.79 ft190 cfsNormal46th percentile · 53 yr recordBelow flood stageNWS forecast: 1.8 ft by Thu 7 PM, below flood stage.
Red Clay CreekRed Clay Creek near Kennett Square, PA
21 cfs3.14 ft25 cfsNormal37th percentile · 36 yr recordBelow flood stage
Pocomoke RiverPocomoke River near Willards, MD
12 cfs4.76 ft20 cfsBelow normal24th percentile · 74 yr recordNo NWS flood stage

Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey, read every six hours. "Usually today" is the median for this calendar date over the gauge's full record. A gauge tells you how much water is moving, not whether a stretch is safe to run: check the channel, the hazards and a current local notice before you launch. Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service; "Vs normal" is our comparison with the USGS record, not a National Weather Service product.

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