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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
01480015 RED CLAY CREEK NEAR STANTON, DE
LOCATION - Lat 39°42'56.7", long 75°38'23.8" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, New Castle County, DE, Hydrologic Unit 02040205, on right bank at downstream side of westbound lane of bridge on State Highway 4, near Stanton, and 0.9 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 52.4 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR MD-DE-DC-04-1: 2003 (P).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1988 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is -1.12 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
REMARKS -
  • Water Year 2021-2022: Records fair, except those for estimated discharges, which are poor.
  • Water Years 2017-2020: Records good below 2,000 ft³/s and fair above, except those for estimated discharges, which are poor.
  • Water Years 2014-2016: Records good below 2,000 ft³/s and fair above, except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
  • Water Year 2013 and prior years’ accuracy statements can be found in Annual Water Data Reports.

    • Records adjusted for inflow from June 1994 to September 2011. Low flows augmented at times by inflow from Hoopes Reservoir located 5.7 mi upstream from gage on unnamed tributary to Red Clay Creek, capacity 2,000,000,000 gal. Water from Brandywine Creek is pumped into Hoopes Reservoir and is then released into Red Clay Creek during periods of low flow. Water from Red Clay Creek is used for municipal supply. U.S. Geological Survey satellite data-collection platform at station.