TidalMapCow Castle Creek near Bowman, 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 02174250 sits on Cow Castle Creek and reads everything draining 23 square miles of the Four Hole Swamp basin. Its datum sits 120 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 Four Hole Swamp near Dorchester, SC at 560 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 4% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Edisto River near Givhans, SC.
Flood stages and record crests
Cow Castle Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 8 feet. NWS starts watching it at 7 feet. The highest crest on record is 7.5 feet, in August 2023.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 7 ft |
| Minor flooding | 8 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 10 ft |
| Major flooding | 23 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| August 2023 | 7.5 ft |
| September 1979 | 7.4 ft |
| March 2003 | 7.1 ft |
| June 1973 | 6.8 ft |
| August 2024 | 6.5 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BOWS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Indian Field Swamp at Mulberry Rd near St George, SC
- North Fork Edisto River at Orangeburg, SC
- Polk Swamp at I-95 above St George, SC
- Edisto River near Branchville, SC
- Polk Swamp at Us-15 below St George, SC
- South Fork Edisto River near Bamberg, SC
- South Fork Edisto River near Cope, SC
- Edisto River below Canadys, SC
- Congaree River at U.s Hwy 601 near Fort Motte, SC
- Four Hole Swamp near Dorchester, SC
- South Fork Edisto River near Denmark, SC
- Cedar Creek at Congaree Np near Gadsden, SC
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02174250. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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