Water Temperature of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal in Delaware City, DE
Current Water Temperature
Measurement Time: Monday, July 6, 2026, 7:42 PM EDT
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Local Points of Interest
Scott RunStation Name: C AND D CANAL NR DELAWARE CITY, DE
Station Type: Fixed
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov
Elevation Above Sea Level: 0 feet
Nearest Address:
Delaware City, DE
New Castle County
GPS Coordinates: 39.55405556, -75.6188611
Nearby Water Temperatures
Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, Port Penn, DE (2.5 mi)Delaware River, Middletown, DE (4.6 mi)
Appoquinimink River, Odessa, DE (6.1 mi)
Christina River, Newark, DE (8.2 mi)
Silver Lake Tributary, Townsend, DE (9.8 mi)
Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, Chesapeake City, MD (10.4 mi)
White Clay Creek, Newark, DE (10.5 mi)
White Clay Creek, Stanton, DE (10.6 mi)
Delaware River, New Castle, DE (10.7 mi)
Christina River, Newport, DE (10.8 mi)
Pike Creek, Newark, DE (11.3 mi)
White Clay Creek, Newark, DE (11.6 mi)
Christina River, Wilmington, DE (13.2 mi)
Red Clay Creek, Wooddale, DE (14.5 mi)
Brandywine Creek, Wilmington, DE (15.1 mi)
Weather for Delaware City, Delaware
Current Weather

Five Day Weather Forecast

Tue
H: 75°F
L: 69°F

Wed
H: 78°F
L: 67°F

Thu
H: 84°F
L: 69°F

Fri
H: 88°F
L: 69°F

Sat
H: 88°F
L: 68°F
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 15.9 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.4 μg/m3
Ozone: 40 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:07 PM
Sunset: 8:33 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 51 mins
Moon Transit: 12:00 AM
Moonset: 1:16 PM
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Moon Illumination: 37.3%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM8:26 PM - 10:56 PM
Minor Periods
12:46 AM - 2:16 PM12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Action Rating: 3 out of 5
Flood Watch issued July 6 at 7:41PM EDT until July 6 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Effective: Mon July 6, 2026, 7:41 PM
Expires: Mon July 6, 2026, 8:45 PM
The Flash Flood Watch will expire for portions of northern Delaware, including the following area, New Castle, New Jersey, including the following areas, Atlantic, Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Camden, Cape May, Coastal Atlantic, Coastal Ocean, Cumberland, Eastern Monmouth, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Northwestern Burlington, Ocean, Salem, Somerset, Southeastern Burlington, Sussex, Warren and Western Monmouth, and Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Berks, Carbon, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lehigh, Lower Bucks, Monroe, Northampton, Philadelphia, Upper Bucks, Western Chester and Western Montgomery. While isolated instances of heavy rain are still possible through Tuesday, the primary flash flooding threat has ended. Therefore, the Flash Flood Watch will expire at 8 PM EDT this evening.
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 11.57 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 2.07 μg/m3
Ozone: 62.46 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:07 PM
Sunset: 8:33 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 51 mins
Moon Transit: 12:00 AM
Moonset: 1:16 PM
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Moon Illumination: 37.3%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM8:26 PM - 10:56 PM
Minor Periods
12:46 AM - 2:16 PM12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Action Rating: 3 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 12.78 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 2 μg/m3
Ozone: 65.5 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:07 PM
Sunset: 8:32 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 50 mins
Moon Transit: 7:22 AM
Moonset: 2:27 PM
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Moon Illumination: 26.8%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
6:52 AM - 9:22 AM9:16 PM - 11:46 PM
Minor Periods
1:57 PM - 3:27 PM12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 6.25 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0.66 μg/m3
Ozone: 78.63 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:07 PM
Sunset: 8:32 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 49 mins
Moon Transit: 8:13 AM
Moonset: 3:41 PM
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Moon Illumination: 17.4%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
7:43 AM - 10:13 AM12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Minor Periods
3:11 PM - 4:41 PM12:28 AM - 1:58 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 7.54 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.36 μg/m3
Ozone: 88.42 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:07 PM
Sunset: 8:32 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 48 mins
Moon Transit: 9:10 AM
Moonset: 4:59 PM
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Moon Illumination: 9.7%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
8:40 AM - 11:10 AM12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Minor Periods
4:29 PM - 5:59 PM1:03 AM - 2:33 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 12.81 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.03 μg/m3
Ozone: 44.67 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:08 PM
Sunset: 8:31 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 47 mins
Moon Transit: 10:12 AM
Moonset: 6:15 PM
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Moon Illumination: 4.1%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM9:42 AM - 12:12 AM
Minor Periods
5:45 PM - 7:15 PM1:48 AM - 3:18 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
