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Aerial view of the Broadkill River

December 12, 2013admin
Brandywine Creek's Vital Statistics

Size: 324 square miles

Population: 250525
Source: U.S. Census

Land Use:
Source: NOAA Coastal Services Center (CSC), Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) Land Cover data based on analysis of Landsat 30m resolution imagery.

States: DE, PA

Counties: DE: New Castle PA: Chester, Delaware, Lancaster MD: Cecil

Brandywine Creek's Publications
  • Chester County, Pennsylvania Water Resources Compendium, Brandywine Creek Watershed Action Plan
  • Data: Condition of Non-Tidal Wetlands
  • Data: Condition of Tidal Wetlands
Brandywine Creek Bodies of Water
  • Main Stem Brandywine Creek
  • East Branch Brandywine Creek
  • West Branch Brandywine Creek
  • Shamona Creek
  • Little Buck Run
  • Valley Run
  • Plum Run
  • Radley Run
  • Chambers Lake Reservoir* (PA)
  • Marsh Creek Reservoir* (PA)
  • Rock Run Reservoir* (PA)
  • Hoopes Reservoir* (located outside of the watershed but filled with Brandywine Creek water)
  • (Note: * signifies a reservoir not a body of water)
Piedmont's Watershed Partners
  • Brandywine Conservancy
  • Brandywine Valley Association
  • Christina Basin Clean Water Partnership
  • Delaware Nature Society
  • Red Clay Valley Association
  • White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River

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This website was created in partnership with DNREC, Division of Watershed Stewardship and the University of Delaware Water Resources Center.

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