Black River at Sc51 near Rhems, SC Water Level Today

NWS river forecast

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 02136070 sits on the Black River and reads everything draining 1,680 square miles of the Black basin. Its datum sits 11 feet below sea level NAVD88.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Black River near Andrews, SC, reading 1,560 square miles. This gauge adds the 120 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Black River near Dunbar, SC at 1,950 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 86% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Black River near Plantersville, SC.

Flood stages and record crests

The highest crest on record is 25.2 feet, in October 2015.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BRRS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.