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Chinquapin Creek near Monetta, SC Water Level Today

South Carolina · USGS gauge 021731105 · live data · Updated Oct 28, 2026

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About this gauge

USGS gauge 021731105 sits on Chinquapin Creek and reads everything draining 24 square miles of the North Fork Edisto basin. Its datum sits 370 feet above sea level NAVD88.

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 North Fork Edisto River at Sc394, above North, SC at 364 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 7% of the water measured there.

Flood stages and record crests

The highest crest on record is 8.1 feet, in June 2023.

Highest crests on record
WhenCrest
June 20238.1 ft
March 20236.1 ft
June 20236.1 ft

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CCMS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.

Nearby river gauges

Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 021731105. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.

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