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64.8 °F at East Branch Brandywine Creek below Downingtown, PA, 5.9 miles away — the nearest gauge, not a reading of East Branch Chester Creek. It says what the region's water is doing today. No reporting stretch is in the cold band right now, so fish the first hours of light and the tributary mouths.
Water temperature right now
| Gauge | Reading | July mean | Read at |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Branch Brandywine Creek below Downingtown, PA — 5.9 mi off this river | 64.8 °F | 74.8 °F | 30 Sep 2026, 14:00 UTC |
Read from USGS instantaneous values when this page was built, and rebuilt nightly. The colour is the same four-band scale the map paints from.
What is hatching in September
Nothing in this region's hatch record peaks in September. The year-round insects — midges, scuds, sculpins — are still there, and they are what this month is fished on.
More about East Branch Chester Creek
East Branch Chester Creek — live water temperature, regulations and access