A study now shows what caused the high flood waters in Chadds Ford and how communities in the Brandywine floodplain, an estimated 5,000 residents, can prepare for the next storm, writes Zoe Read ...

The Brandywine Flood Study, prepared by the nonprofit ... to be better protected and prepared for future storms.” At Chadds Ford, about 12 miles to the southeast, Brandywine Creek rose by ...