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Enoree River at Pelham, SC Water Level Today

South Carolina · USGS gauge 02160326 · live data · Updated Oct 28, 2026

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About this gauge

USGS gauge 02160326 sits on the Enoree River and reads everything draining 84 square miles of the Enoree basin. Its datum sits 730 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1993, 33 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Enoree River at Batesville, SC, reading 66 square miles. This gauge adds the 18 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Enoree River near Woodruff, SC at 249 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 34% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The Enoree River runs a median of 102 cfs at this gauge across 33 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 147 cfs, and September the leanest at 67 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 8,500 cfs in 1995, and the lowest is 16 cfs in 1999.

Median flow by month
MonthMedian flowShare of annual median
Jan137 cfs134%
Feb146 cfs143%
Mar147 cfs144%
Apr133 cfs130%
May110 cfs108%
Jun94 cfs93%
Jul79 cfs77%
Aug75 cfs74%
Sep67 cfs66%
Oct73 cfs72%
Nov87 cfs85%
Dec119 cfs117%

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1993 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Enoree River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 14 feet. NWS starts watching it at 12 feet. The highest crest on record is 23 feet, in August 1995.

NWS flood categories
CategoryGage height
Action12 ft
Minor flooding14 ft
Moderate flooding16 ft
Major flooding18 ft
Highest crests on record
WhenCrest
August 199523 ft
February 202016 ft
July 200515.6 ft
August 201415.5 ft
March 200314.5 ft

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PELS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.

Nearby river gauges

Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02160326. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.

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