TidalMapCongaree Creek at South Congaree, 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 02169520 sits on Congaree Creek and reads everything draining 72 square miles of the Congaree basin. Its datum sits 160 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2022, 5 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 Congaree River at Congaree Np near Gadsden, SC at 8,290 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 1% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
Congaree Creek runs a median of 101 cfs at this gauge across 5 years of record. January is the fullest month at a median 114 cfs, and September the leanest at 84 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 773 cfs in 2025, and the lowest is 52 cfs in 2025.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 114 cfs | 113% |
| Feb | 112 cfs | 111% |
| Mar | 108 cfs | 107% |
| Apr | 102 cfs | 100% |
| May | 104 cfs | 103% |
| Jun | 90 cfs | 89% |
| Jul | 96 cfs | 95% |
| Aug | 97 cfs | 96% |
| Sep | 84 cfs | 83% |
| Oct | 88 cfs | 87% |
| Nov | 99 cfs | 98% |
| Dec | 111 cfs | 110% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2022 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02169520. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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