Pennypack Cr At Lower Rhawn St Bdg, Phila., Pa Realtime Data
PENNYPACK CR AT LOWER RHAWN ST BDG, PHILA., PA
Realtime Data • Report • Conditions
39
Discharge (cfs)
2.6
Gauge Height (ft)
Streamflow discharge was last observed at 39 cfs, and a gauge height of 2.62 feet.
With the
% decrease since yesterday,
the streamflow average over the past 10 days is 187 .
Weather today, Tomorrow,
The stream is heavily influenced by seasonal rainfall and snowmelt, with flow peaking in the spring and early summer months. There are no major dams on the Pennypack Creek, but several smaller dams exist on its tributaries. Interesting hydrological features of the stream include its tendency to experience flash floods during heavy rainfall events, and its role in supporting a diverse ecosystem of fish and other aquatic life. The stream is monitored by the United States Geological Survey as part of their nationwide network of water gauges.
August 23, 2026
| Elevation | 37.0 ft |
| Last Updated | |
| Gage height, ft | 2.62 ft |
| Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in ft | 23.82 ft |
| Streamflow, ft³/s | 39.2 ft3/s |
| Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25°C | 434.0 uS/cm @25C |
| Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, mg/L | 7.5 mg/l |
| Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, % saturation | 87.0 % saturatn |
| Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 ±2.5°, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) | 4.1 FNU |
| pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units | 7.5 std units |
| Temperature, water, °C | 23.0 deg C |
| Percent of Normal | 101% |
| Year Over Year Average | 39 cfs |
| 24hr Flow Prediction | cfs |
| Maximum Recorded | 10,300 cfs |
| Geolocation | 40.05, -75.03 |
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