Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford, PA

Brandywine Creek PA USGS

Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford, PA (01481000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Brandywine Creek in PA, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 32 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
01481000
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
PA
Coordinates
39.8698, -75.5933

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Fishing regulations

PA state-wide default default

Default area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.

PA state-wide default default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.
General area restrictions

Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-11 in America/New_York

Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Pennsylvania Fishing Summary before fishing.

Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford, PA has 32 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), White Catfish (Ameiurus catus), American Eel (Anguilla rostrata), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), and 27 others.

One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish). Records show what has been observed near this station, not what is native to the watershed.

Where these records come from

Evidence
Community observations nearby
Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
Records
32 species
from 200 individual records
Observed
Jul 12, 2022 – Jul 10, 2026
200 dated records

Sources