Congaree River at Congaree Np near Gadsden, 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.

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About this gauge

USGS gauge 02169625 sits on the Congaree River and reads everything draining 8,290 square miles of the Congaree basin. Its datum sits 91 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow is on record here from 1993 to 1994, 1 years in all.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Three gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Congaree River at Columbia, SC, reading 7,850 square miles. This gauge adds the 440 square miles that drain in between. 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 97% of the water measured there. It then enters Lake Marion near Elloree, SC, below which releases set the flow.

Normal flows here

The Congaree River runs a median of 6,380 cfs at this gauge across 1 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 9,870 cfs, and October the leanest at 2,940 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 36,000 cfs in 1994, and the lowest is 2,060 cfs in 1994.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1993 to 1994. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median. USGS stopped publishing a daily flow record at this gauge, so these are historical norms, not a baseline for current readings.

Flood stages and record crests

The Congaree River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 15 feet. NWS starts watching it at 14 feet. The highest crest on record is 19.8 feet, in October 2015.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GADS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.