Brandywine Creek near Fairland water level

Name: Brandywine Creek near Fairland water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Brandywine Creek, Indiana, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

4.30ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 07:15 PM EDT (34 min ago)

Flow: 22.4 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Brandywine Creek near Fairland reads 4.30 ft as of Oct 20, 2026, 07:15 PM EDT. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 4.30 ft and 4.49 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Floating and fishing near Brandywine Creek near Fairland

Use the recent trend as your guide, and ask locally which gage height makes for a good float.

What happens at each level

10.00 ft: Water begins to enter homes in the Lees Camp and Johnsons Camp areas.
4.30 ft: Right now

Impact statements from the U.S. National Weather Service.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 69° 38° – Wind 6 mph

21 Wed 70° 39° – Wind 6 mph

22 Thu 71° 49° – Wind 7 mph

23 Fri 71° 49° – Wind 8 mph

24 Sat 73° 49° – Wind 7 mph

25 Sun 75° 51° – Wind 10 mph

26 Mon 72° 53° – Wind 13 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:59 AM Sunset 06:59 PM Daylight 10 hr, 59 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Other gauges on Brandywine Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Brandywine Creek at GreenfieldRiver gauge, Brandywine Creek	4.87 ft	Below flood stage	−0.04 ft	18 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Big Blue River at ShelbyvilleRiver gauge, Big Blue River	4.81 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	4.4 mi
Sugar Creek near BoggstownRiver gauge, Sugar Creek	66.7 cfs	Normal	−17.3 cfs	4.6 mi
Little Blue River at ShelbyvilleRiver gauge, Little Blue River	4.32 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	5.1 mi
Buck Creek at ActonRiver gauge, Buck Creek	1.79 ft	Below flood stage	−0.11 ft	10 mi
Youngs Creek near EdinburghRiver gauge, Youngs Creek	1.63 ft	Below flood stage	−0.05 ft	11 mi
Sugar Creek at New PalestineRiver gauge, Sugar Creek	2.83 ft	Below flood stage	−0.07 ft	12 mi
Sugar Creek near EdinburghRiver gauge, Sugar Creek	3.99 ft	Below flood stage	−0.11 ft	14 mi
Flatrock River at St. PaulRiver gauge, Flatrock River	0.69 ft	Below flood stage	−0.01 ft	15 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Brandywine Creek near Fairland today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 07:15 PM EDT, the water level was 4.30 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Brandywine Creek near Fairland rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Brandywine Creek near Fairland normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:03361617 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 39.53958, -85.85806 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	4.30 ft	2026-10-20 23:15	Provisional
Flow	22.4 cfs	2026-10-20 23:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Brandywine Creek near Fairland (usgs:03361617). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/indiana/brandywine-creek-near-fairland

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer