Christina River Basin

1440 km², -0.75-329 m elevation, 12 °C, 1145 mm/yr

The 6th order Christina River Basin (CRB, 1440 km2), consists of 4 sub-watersheds: White Clay Creek (WCC, 277 km2); Red Clay Creek (RCC, 140 km2); Brandywine Creek (BC, 842 km2); and the tidal Christina River (CR, 202 km2) — that straddle southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware and flow into the Delaware Estuary.

Chester County, PA - Stream Water Chemistry, Streamflow / Discharge, Climate, Stage, Stream Water Temperatures - USGS (2007-2015)
17 components • Christina River Basin • Climatology / Meteorology, Hydrology, Water Chemistry • USGS NWIS

Chester County, PA - Groundwater Depth - USGS (1951-2015)
27 components • Christina River Basin • Hydrology • US Geological Survey

Chester County, PA - Stream Water Chemistry, Stream Ecology - USGS (1998-2013)
1 components • Christina River Basin • Biology / Ecology, Water Chemistry • USGS; Chester County Water Resources Authority

Christina River Basin - Air Temperature, Precipitation - NOAA NCDC (1920-2015)
4 components • Christina River Basin, Other Research Sites in CRB • Climatology / Meteorology • NOAA's National Climatic Data Center

Christina River Basin - Stream Water Chemistry, Stream Suspended Sediment, Stream Water Temperatures, Groundwater Depth - USGS (1985-2007)
19 components • Christina River Basin • Water Chemistry, Hydrology, Geomorphology • US Geological Survey

Christina River Basin - Stream Suspended Sediment (1993-2012)
20 components • Boulton Run, Christina River Basin, Forest Endmember: Spring Brook, White Clay Creek @ SWRC, Construction Endmember: White Clay Creek below landfill, Lower White Clay Creek, Agricultural Endmember: South Branch Doe Run • Water Chemistry, Geomorphology, Biogeochemistry, Hydrology, Geochemistry / Mineralogy • Aufdenkampe, A.K.; Newbold, J.D.; Anderson, B. A.; Richardson, D.; Damiano, S.G.

Christina River Basin - Stream Water Temperatures (2007-2014)
8 components • Christina River Basin, Halfway Run, Mine Hill Run, Morris Run, White Clay Creek @ SWRC, Forest Endmember: Spring Brook, Riparian Buffer Experiment @ Stroud Preserve/Georgia Farm • Water Chemistry • Sweeney, B.; Funk, D.; Newbold, J. D.; Kaplan, L. A.; Damiano, S. G.; Kline, F.; West, H.

Delaware and SE Pennsylvania - Climate, Air Temperature, Meteorology, Precipitation - DEOS (2004-2015)
1 components • Christina River Basin, Other Research Sites in CRB • Climatology / Meteorology, Hydrology, Water Chemistry • Delaware Environmental Observing System (DEOS)

National - Climate, Flux Tower, Streamflow / Discharge - CUAHSI WDC web services (1968-2015)
7 components • Boulder Creek Watershed, Christina River Basin, Jemez River Basin, Santa Catalina Mountains, El Verde Field Station, Northeastern Puerto Rico and the Luquillo Mountains, Rio Blanco, Rio Mameyes, Susquehanna Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory, Providence Creek Headwater Catchments (1660 - 2115 m elevation), Wolverton Basin (2230 - 2700 m elevation), Other instrumented sites • Climatology / Meteorology, Hydrology, Soil Science / Pedology • Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory; Catalina-Jemez Critical Zone Observatory; Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory; Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory; Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory; Christina River Basin Critical Zone Observatory

PA Avondale 2N - Climate, Air Temperature, Meteorology, Precipitation - NOAA CRN (2006-2015)
19 components • Christina River Basin, White Clay Creek @ SWRC • Climatology / Meteorology, Hydrology • NOAA Climate Reference Network (CRN)

PA Avondale 2N - Soil Moisture, Soil Temperature - NOAA CRN (2011-2015)
5 components • Christina River Basin, White Clay Creek @ SWRC • Hydrology, Climatology / Meteorology, Soil Science / Pedology • NOAA Climate Reference Network (CRN)

White Clay Creek - Stage, Streamflow / Discharge (1968-2014)
55 components • White Clay Creek @ SWRC, Christina River Basin • Hydrology • Stroud Water Research Center

White Clay Creek - Well Water Levels (1988-2012)
5 components • White Clay Creek @ SWRC, Christina River Basin • Hydrology • Stroud Water Research Center

White Clay Creek @ SWRC

7.5 km², 91-168 m elevation, 12 °C, 1145 mm/yr

The 3rd order east fork of east branch of White Clay Creek above McCue Road is the long-term research watershed for the Stroud Water Research Center. It integrates forest and agricultural landuses over a large scale.

Christina River Basin - Stream Water Chemistry (1977-2017)
25 components • White Clay Creek @ SWRC • Water Chemistry • Kaplan, L. A.; Newbold, J. D.; Aufdenkampe, A. K.; Anderson, B. A.; Damiano, S. G.

Stroud Water Research Center - Precipitation, Meteorology (1996-2010)
1 components • White Clay Creek @ SWRC • Climatology / Meteorology, Hydrology • Tsang, Y-P; Newbold, J. D.; Damiano, S. G.

Third-order White Clay Creek and Boulton Run - Climate, Stable Isotopes, Stream Water Chemistry (2011-2012)
1 components • White Clay Creek @ SWRC • Climatology / Meteorology, Geochemistry / Mineralogy, Hydrology, Water Chemistry • Diana L. Karwan

White Clay Creek - Stage, Streamflow / Discharge (1968-2014)
55 components • White Clay Creek @ SWRC, Christina River Basin • Hydrology • Stroud Water Research Center

White Clay Creek - Well Water Levels (1988-2012)
5 components • White Clay Creek @ SWRC, Christina River Basin • Hydrology • Stroud Water Research Center

White Clay Creek - Chlorophyll - Pheophytin (2001-2012)
12 components • White Clay Creek @ SWRC • Biology / Ecology • Newbold, J. D.; Damiano, S. G.

Transect A

12 °C, 1145 mm/yr

This is an area with many sensors.

White Clay Creek Transect A floodplain - Climate, Electrical Conductivity, Lysimeter Water Samples Chemistry, Soil Porewater Chemistry, Stable Isotopes, Stream Water Temperatures, Stream Water Chemistry, Soil Water Chemistry, Soil Temperature (2011-2012)
1 components • Transect A • Biogeochemistry, Climatology / Meteorology, Geochemistry / Mineralogy, Hydrology, Soil Science / Pedology • Lazareva, Olesya

White Clay Creek Transect A floodplain, Transect C - Climate, Stable Isotopes, Well Water Levels (2012)
1 components • Agricultural Endmember: South Branch Doe Run, Boulton Run, Transect A • Biogeochemistry, Climatology / Meteorology, Geochemistry / Mineralogy, Hydrology, Soil Science / Pedology • Karwan, Diana L.; Lazareva, Olesya

Boulton Run

0.2 km², 109-146 m elevation, 12 °C, 1145 mm/yr

Boulton Run is a tributary of White Clay Creek in the Christina River Basin.

Upper watershed at Boulton Run - Climate, Rainfall Chemistry, Stable Isotopes, Precipitation (2011-2012)
1 components • Boulton Run • Climatology / Meteorology, Geochemistry / Mineralogy, Hydrology, Water Chemistry • Diana L. Karwan

Forest Endmember: Spring Brook

0.096 km², 80-154 m elevation, 12 °C, 1145 mm/yr

Spring Brook is in the Brandywine Conservancy's Laurels preserve and is the CRB-CZO's forest endmember. It is a ~8 ha 1st-order catchment that is 100% in mature forest.

Agricultural Endmember: South Branch Doe Run

0.69 km², 138-195 m elevation, 12 °C, 1145 mm/yr

Construction Endmember: White Clay Creek below landfill

1.3 km², 138-200 m elevation, 12 °C, 1145 mm/yr

Lower White Clay Creek

12 °C, 1145 mm/yr

This field area includes floodplain and tidal sites, as well as the USGS site near Newark, DE.

Riparian Buffer Experiment @ Stroud Preserve/Georgia Farm

12 °C, 1145 mm/yr

The Stroud Preserve riparian reforestation project is a demonstration of the three-zone Riparian Forest Buffer System (RFBS) developed by the U.S.D.A. Forest Service. Between 1992 and 2009, the project involved three experimental agricultural watersheds in the Stroud Preserve, a southeastern Pennsylvania farm protected by conservation easements.

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White Clay Creek @ SWRC

Transect A

Boulton Run

Forest Endmember: Spring Brook

Agricultural Endmember: South Branch Doe Run

Construction Endmember: White Clay Creek below landfill

Lower White Clay Creek

Riparian Buffer Experiment @ Stroud Preserve/Georgia Farm

Halfway Run

Morris Run

Mine Hill Run

Other Research Sites in CRB

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