Edisto River below Canadys, 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 02174055 sits on the Edisto River and reads everything draining 1,880 square miles of the Four Hole Swamp basin. Its datum sits 26 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2022, 4 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Edisto River near Branchville, SC, reading 1,720 square miles. This gauge adds the 160 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Edisto River near Givhans, SC at 2,730 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 69% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Edisto River below Jacksonboro, SC.

Normal flows here

The Edisto River runs a median of 1,430 cfs at this gauge across 4 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 2,040 cfs, and October the leanest at 915 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 19,900 cfs in 2025, and the lowest is 516 cfs in 2024.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2022 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Edisto River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 18.5 feet. NWS starts watching it at 17.5 feet. The highest crest on record is 23.9 feet, in November 2024.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CERS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.