TidalMapCedar Creek at Congaree Np near Gadsden, 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 02169672 sits on Cedar Creek and reads everything draining 71 square miles of the Congaree basin. Its datum sits 90 feet above sea level NGVD29.
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 Congaree River at U.s Hwy 601 near Fort Motte, SC at 8,520 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 1% of the water measured there.
Flood stages and record crests
Cedar Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 8 feet. The highest crest on record is 17.4 feet, in October 2015.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Minor flooding | 8 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| October 2015 | 17.4 ft |
| October 2024 | 16.4 ft |
| February 2020 | 16 ft |
| January 2024 | 14.5 ft |
| May 2023 | 12 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CCKS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Congaree River at Congaree Np near Gadsden, SC
- Congaree River at U.s Hwy 601 near Fort Motte, SC
- Gills Creek at SC 48, near Columbia, SC
- Gills Creek at Columbia, SC
- Pen Branch at Columbia, SC
- Rocky Branch at Whaley St at Columbia, SC
- Rocky Branch at Pickens St at Columbia, SC
- Congaree River at Columbia, SC
- Smith Branch at North Main St at Columbia, SC
- Congaree Creek at South Congaree, SC
- Saluda River near Columbia, SC
- Broad River near Columbia, SC
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02169672. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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