Flow report

South Carolina streamflow

Live discharge, gauge height, water temperature, and percent-of-normal readings from every USGS streamgauge in South Carolina. Built for paddlers, anglers, water managers, and flood researchers.

USGS gauges
70
State percent normal
63%
Paddle runs
1
Updated
Jul 15
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July
15
2026
Flow briefing

Streamflow levels across South Carolina are currently 63% of normal, with the Pee Dee River At Hwy 701 Nr Bucksport reporting the highest discharge in the state at 5,750 cfs and a gauge stage of 10.93 ft.

Meanwhile, the Bush River Nr Prosperity is seeing a spike today — up 722% since yesterday and currently running near peak.

Tap any gauge below for the full hydrograph, paired weather forecast, and historical context. Use the rivers panel to jump into South Carolina's named rivers.

Active weather warnings for South Carolina

A Coastal Flood Advisory remains in effect for Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown Counties in South Carolina until midnight EDT tonight. Up to one foot of inundation above ground level is expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways from 7 PM this evening through midnight. Vulnerable causeways to local beaches, low-lying roads, and locations along the Intracoastal Waterway and adjacent tidal creeks will experience minor coastal flooding. Residents in affected beach communities should check with local officials for the latest information regarding coastal flood impacts and potential road closures. Additional flooding may occur during heavy rainfall or high winds.

Source: National Weather Service

South Carolina at a glance

State-wide streamflow overview

The South Carolina flow picture in four data points -- where the state sits versus historical norms, what's flowing hardest, and what's spiking fastest.

Percent of normal

63%

100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.

Highest discharge

Pee Dee River At Hwy 701 Nr Bucksport 5,750 cfs

Gauge stage 10.93 ft

Biggest 24h spike

Bush River Nr Prosperity +722%

Now 305 cfs

Network coverage

Gauges + rivers tracked 70 + 0

USGS gauges feeding 0 named rivers in South Carolina.

Full streamgauge inventory

South Carolina USGS streamgauges

Every USGS gauge Snoflo tracks in South Carolina. Sortable, quickly filterable. Numeric columns heat-mapped from light to deep. Tap any gauge for its full hydrograph and forecast.

70 gauges
Streamgage Streamflow Gage height Water temp Air temp Elevation Watershed
Lake Moultrie Tailrace Canal At Moncks Corner, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02172002
5,780 cfs 8.42 ft 85°F 71°F 35 ft Cooper
Broad River At Alston, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02161000
4,240 cfs 5.22 ft · 69°F 218 ft Lower Broad
Congaree River At Columbia, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02169500
4,150 cfs 3.77 ft · 71°F 149 ft Congaree
Pee Dee River Nr Bennettsville, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02130561
3,830 cfs 55.64 ft · 71°F 58 ft Lower Pee Dee
Pee Dee River At Peedee, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02131000
2,290 cfs 3.56 ft · 70°F 30 ft Lower Pee Dee
Pee Dee River Below Pee Dee, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02131010
2,170 cfs 11.25 ft · 70°F 28 ft Lower Pee Dee
Santee River Nr Jamestown, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02171700
2,110 cfs 3.53 ft · 71°F 2 ft Santee
Broad River Near Blacksburg, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02153200
1,650 cfs 3.81 ft · 67°F 549 ft Upper Broad
Wateree River Nr. Camden, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02148000
1,490 cfs 5.00 ft 82°F 70°F 121 ft Wateree
Catawba River Below Catawba, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02147020
1,240 cfs 5.22 ft · 68°F 448 ft Lower Catawba
Broad River Near Carlisle, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02156500
1,230 cfs 3.21 ft 83°F 70°F 295 ft Lower Broad
Broad River Below Cherokee Falls, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02153551
1,220 cfs 26.69 ft · 67°F 446 ft Upper Broad
Catawba River Near Rockhill, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02146000
933 cfs 3.27 ft · 69°F 495 ft Lower Catawba
Saluda River Near Columbia, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02169000
861 cfs 2.43 ft 62°F 71°F 180 ft Lower Broad
Saluda River Near Ware Shoals, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02163500
839 cfs 3.78 ft · 69°F 443 ft Saluda
Saluda River Below Lk Murray Dam Nr Columbia, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02168504
739 cfs 3.59 ft 56°F 71°F 177 ft Saluda
Bush River Nr Prosperity, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02167582
627 cfs 6.65 ft · 69°F 362 ft Saluda
Santee River Near Pineville, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02171500
564 cfs 1.94 ft 84°F 70°F 25 ft Santee
Edisto River Nr Givhans, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02175000
493 cfs 1.99 ft · 71°F 66 ft Edisto
Saluda River At Chappells, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02167000
469 cfs 2.03 ft · 69°F 375 ft Saluda
Saluda River Near Williamston, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02163001
453 cfs 4.07 ft 80°F 69°F 677 ft Saluda
Lake Greenwood Tailrace Nr Chappells, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02166501
448 cfs 6.52 ft · 71°F 378 ft Saluda
Pee Dee River At Hwy 701 Nr Bucksport, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02135200
404 cfs 11.38 ft · 72°F 39 ft Lower Pee Dee
North Fork Edisto River At Orangeburg, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02173500
402 cfs 4.13 ft · 71°F 153 ft North Fork Edisto
South Fork Edisto River Near Denmark, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02173000
387 cfs 5.00 ft · 71°F 161 ft South Fork Edisto
South Fork Edisto River Near Bamberg, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02173051
341 cfs 7.62 ft · 71°F 138 ft South Fork Edisto
South Fork Edisto River Near Cope, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02173030
338 cfs 7.67 ft · 71°F 147 ft South Fork Edisto
Saluda River Near Greenville, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02162500
301 cfs 2.92 ft · 69°F 830 ft Saluda
Chattooga River Near Clayton, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02177000
301 cfs 1.43 ft · 66°F 1,165 ft Tugaloo
Lynches River Near Bishopville, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02131500
282 cfs 5.75 ft · 71°F 162 ft Lynches
Little River Near Mt. Carmel, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02192500
274 cfs 3.83 ft · 70°F 398 ft Upper Savannah
Enoree River At Whitmire , Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02160700
231 cfs 15.23 ft 47°F 70°F 317 ft Enoree
Enoree River Near Woodruff, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02160390
174 cfs 1.07 ft · 68°F 541 ft Enoree
Little Pee Dee R. At Galivants Ferry, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02135000
171 cfs 2.42 ft 85°F 70°F 31 ft Little Pee Dee
Reedy River Above Fork Shoals, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02164110
148 cfs 4.87 ft · 69°F 685 ft Saluda
Little River Nr Silverstreet, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02167450
144 cfs 3.87 ft · 69°F 364 ft Saluda
Lynches River At Effingham, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02132000
133 cfs 1.62 ft · 70°F 94 ft Lynches
Black Creek Near Quinby, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02130980
127 cfs 2.41 ft · 70°F 91 ft Lower Pee Dee
Back River At Dupont Intake Nr Kittredge, Sc
1 day ago · USGS 02172040
124 cfs 17.30 ft 86°F 72°F 10 ft Cooper
North Pacolet River At Fingerville, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02154500
102 cfs 3.26 ft · 67°F 814 ft Upper Broad
Pacolet River Below Lake Blalock Near Cowpens, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 021556525
96 cfs 1.77 ft · 68°F 697 ft Upper Broad
Black Creek Near Mcbee, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02130900
95 cfs 6.05 ft · 70°F 232 ft Lower Pee Dee
Gills Creek At Columbia, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02169570
95 cfs 1.91 ft · 71°F 152 ft Congaree
Black Creek Near Hartsville, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02130910
77 cfs 2.40 ft · 71°F 182 ft Lower Pee Dee
Pacolet River Near Fingerville, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02155500
74 cfs 5.61 ft · 67°F 747 ft Upper Broad
Stevens Creek Near Modoc, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02196000
66 cfs 2.60 ft · 71°F 224 ft Stevens
Enoree River At Pelham, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02160326
62 cfs 3.96 ft · 69°F 761 ft Enoree
Twelvemile Creek Near Liberty, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02186000
60 cfs 1.73 ft · 68°F 877 ft Seneca
South Pacolet River Nr Campobello, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02154790
42 cfs 3.71 ft · 67°F 853 ft Upper Broad
Salkehatchie River Near Miley, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02175500
41 cfs 1.53 ft · 70°F 78 ft Salkehatchie
South Tyger River Below Duncan, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02158408
37 cfs 4.02 ft · 69°F 737 ft Tyger
Lawsons Fork Creek At Spartanburg Sc, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02156300
35 cfs 3.23 ft · 68°F 653 ft Upper Broad
Rocky River Nr Starr, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02187910
32 cfs 3.17 ft · 70°F 578 ft Upper Savannah
Reedy River Near Greenville, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02164000
31 cfs · · 70°F 811 ft Saluda
Middle Saluda River Near Cleveland, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02162350
29 cfs 1.54 ft · 67°F 1,103 ft Saluda
Waccamaw River Near Longs, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02110500
16 cfs · 83°F 72°F 39 ft Waccamaw
Fishing Creek Below Fort Lawn, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02147403
16 cfs 2.38 ft · 68°F 366 ft Lower Catawba
Black River At Kingstree, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02136000
15 cfs 1.60 ft · 69°F 49 ft Black
Middle Tyger River Near Lyman, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02157510
14 cfs 1.84 ft · 69°F 787 ft Tyger
Middle Tyger River Near Gramling, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02157470
13 cfs 6.79 ft · 67°F 866 ft Tyger
South Rabon Creek Near Gray Court, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02165200
12 cfs 1.07 ft · 70°F 556 ft Saluda
Rocky Creek At Great Falls, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02147500
6 cfs 2.64 ft · 69°F 299 ft Lower Catawba
South Saluda River Near Cleveland, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02162290
5 cfs 1.92 ft 71°F 67°F 1,126 ft Saluda
Durbin Creek Above Fountain Inn, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02160381
5 cfs 2.30 ft · 68°F 648 ft Enoree
Brushy Creek Near Greenville, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02160325
4 cfs 1.40 ft · 69°F 847 ft Enoree
Mctier Creek (Rd 209) Near Monetta, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02172300
2 cfs 1.76 ft 77°F 70°F 375 ft South Fork Edisto
Smith Branch At North Main St At Columbia, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02162093
2 cfs · · 71°F 231 ft Lower Broad
Wildcat Creek Below Rock Hill, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 021473428
1 cfs 2.03 ft · 68°F 530 ft Lower Catawba
Turkey Creek Near Maryville, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02136361
0 cfs 1.18 ft · 73°F 59 ft Carolina Coastal-Sampit
Coosawhatchie River Near Hampton, Sc
8 hours ago · USGS 02176500
0 cfs 3.62 ft · 70°F 52 ft Broad-St. Helena
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South Carolina river runs

Paddleable river sections in South Carolina keyed to USGS gauges, with live streamflow and whitewater class.

River run Status Streamflow Air temp Class
Earl's Ford To Route 76 (Section 3) · · 58°F II+ TO III+
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Flow report FAQ

About South Carolina streamflow

Where does the South Carolina streamflow data come from?

The U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System. USGS streamgauges report continuously (every 15 minutes) and the data is the canonical real-time record for U.S. rivers. Snoflo pulls the latest readings and joins them to a 7-day NOAA weather forecast for each station.

What is cfs?

Cubic feet per second — the standard unit for streamflow. One cfs is about 7.5 gallons per second. Small creeks run at single-digit cfs; the Mississippi at hundreds of thousands.

What does Gauge Height mean?

The water level at the gauge in feet above the reference datum. Used together with discharge to track river state. Flood stage and runnable levels are typically expressed in gauge height (e.g., "flood at 16 ft").

How fresh is the South Carolina data?

USGS streamgauges report every 15 minutes; Snoflo re-pulls throughout the day. The AI briefing regenerates daily.

Can I get a flow alert for a South Carolina gauge?

Yes. Save any USGS gauge as a favorite in the Snoflo iOS app, set a discharge or stage threshold (e.g. "alert me when discharge crosses 2,000 cfs"), and you'll get a push the moment it crosses.

Is this a substitute for an NWS flood warning?

No. Snoflo is informational. For flood life-safety decisions always follow guidance from your local NWS forecast office and state emergency management. Snoflo data is one input among several.