Edisto River near Branchville, 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 02174000 sits on the Edisto River and reads everything draining 1,720 square miles of the Edisto River basin. Its datum sits 79 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1986, 17 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is South Fork Edisto River near Bamberg, SC, reading 807 square miles. This gauge adds the 913 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Edisto River below Canadys, SC at 1,880 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 91% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Edisto River near Givhans, SC.

Normal flows here

The Edisto River runs a median of 1,325 cfs at this gauge across 17 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 2,380 cfs, and June the leanest at 1,080 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 21,000 cfs in 2025, and the lowest is 325 cfs in 1990.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1986 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 8.5 feet. NWS starts watching it at 7.5 feet. The highest crest on record is 14.1 feet, in November 2024.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EBRS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.