Congaree River at U.s Hwy 601 near Fort Motte, 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.

Last 30 days

About this gauge

USGS gauge 02169750 sits on the Congaree River and reads everything draining 8,520 square miles of the Congaree basin. Its datum sits essentially at sea level NAVD88.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Congaree River at Congaree Np near Gadsden, SC, reading 8,290 square miles. This gauge adds the 230 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Lake Marion near Elloree, SC at 14,300 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 60% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Santee River at Lake Marion Tailrace near Pineville, SC.

Flood stages and record crests

The highest crest on record is 90.9 feet, in October 2024.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CFMS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.