TidalMapBig Dutchman Creek at Rock Hill, SC Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 021459367 sits on Big Dutchman Creek and reads everything draining 17 square miles of the Lower Catawba basin. Its datum sits 500 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2006, 20 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Catawba River near Rock Hill, SC at 3,050 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 1% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Catawba River below Catawba, SC.
Normal flows here
Big Dutchman Creek runs a median of 5.3 cfs at this gauge across 20 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 10 cfs, and September the leanest at 1.6 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 1,160 cfs in 2024, and the lowest is 0.1 cfs in 2008.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.8 cfs | 146% |
| Feb | 9.6 cfs | 179% |
| Mar | 10 cfs | 187% |
| Apr | 6.8 cfs | 128% |
| May | 6.6 cfs | 123% |
| Jun | 4.3 cfs | 80% |
| Jul | 2.9 cfs | 54% |
| Aug | 2.4 cfs | 45% |
| Sep | 1.6 cfs | 31% |
| Oct | 2.1 cfs | 39% |
| Nov | 3.3 cfs | 62% |
| Dec | 6.8 cfs | 127% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2006 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Big Dutchman Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 11 feet. NWS starts watching it at 9 feet. The highest crest on record is 12.7 feet, in July 2011.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 9 ft |
| Minor flooding | 11 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 14 ft |
| Major flooding | 16 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| July 2011 | 12.7 ft |
| February 2020 | 12.2 ft |
| July 2014 | 11.7 ft |
| January 2010 | 11.5 ft |
| April 2015 | 10.3 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BDMS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Catawba River below Lake Wylie Dam Fewell Island, SC
- Catawba River near Rock Hill, SC
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- Sugar Creek near Fort Mill, SC
- Wildcat Creek below Rock Hill, SC
- Mcalpine Creek at Sr2964 near Camp Cox, SC
- Steele Creek at Sr1441 near Pineville, NC
- Sugar Creek at NC 51 near Pineville, NC
- Allison Creek at Rd 114 near York, SC
- Mcalpine Creek below Mcmullen Creek near Pineville, NC
- Little Sugar Creek at Pineville, NC
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 021459367. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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