TidalMapBlack River near Dunbar, 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 02136270 sits on the Black River and reads everything draining 1,950 square miles of the Black basin. Its datum sits 15 feet below sea level NAVD88.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Black River at Sc51 near Rhems, SC, reading 1,680 square miles. This gauge adds the 270 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Black River near Plantersville, SC at 2,010 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 97% of the water measured there.
Flood stages and record crests
The highest crest on record is 26.6 feet, in October 2015.
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| October 2015 | 26.6 ft |
| December 2023 | 19.3 ft |
| September 2022 | 18.9 ft |
| August 2024 | 18.5 ft |
| October 2025 | 18.4 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BDBS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Black River at Sc51 near Rhems, SC
- Black River near Plantersville, SC
- Black River near Andrews, SC
- Turkey Creek near Maryville, SC
- Pee Dee River at Hwy 701 near Bucksport, SC
- Lynches River near Johnsonville, SC
- Little Pee Dee River near Conway, SC
- Pee Dee River at Us378 above Poston, SC
- Santee River near Jamestown, SC
- Waccamaw River at Conway Marina at Conway, SC
- Crabtree Swamp at Conway, SC
- Lynches River at Us378 near Lake City, SC
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02136270. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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