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Enoree River at Whitmire, SC Water Level Today

South Carolina · USGS gauge 02160700 · live data · Updated Oct 28, 2026

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About this gauge

USGS gauge 02160700 sits on the Enoree River and reads everything draining 444 square miles of the Enoree basin. Its datum sits 300 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1974, 52 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Enoree River near Woodruff, SC, reading 249 square miles. This gauge adds the 195 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Broad River near Jenkinsville, SC at 4,750 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 9% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Broad River at Alston, SC.

Normal flows here

The Enoree River runs a median of 345 cfs at this gauge across 52 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 589 cfs, and September the leanest at 190 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 22,700 cfs in 1995, and the lowest is 28 cfs in 2008.

Median flow by month
MonthMedian flowShare of annual median
Jan508 cfs147%
Feb541 cfs157%
Mar589 cfs171%
Apr494 cfs143%
May377 cfs109%
Jun328 cfs95%
Jul232 cfs67%
Aug222 cfs64%
Sep190 cfs55%
Oct213 cfs62%
Nov264 cfs77%
Dec394 cfs114%

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1974 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 25 feet. NWS starts watching it at 23 feet. The highest crest on record is 37.3 feet, in August 1995.

NWS flood categories
CategoryGage height
Action23 ft
Minor flooding25 ft
Moderate flooding28 ft
Major flooding32 ft
Highest crests on record
WhenCrest
August 199537.3 ft
October 197632.6 ft
September 202432.4 ft
February 202031.2 ft
January 202429.8 ft

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WHMS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.

Nearby river gauges

Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02160700. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.

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