Enoree River at Whitmire, 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 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.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 508 cfs | 147% |
| Feb | 541 cfs | 157% |
| Mar | 589 cfs | 171% |
| Apr | 494 cfs | 143% |
| May | 377 cfs | 109% |
| Jun | 328 cfs | 95% |
| Jul | 232 cfs | 67% |
| Aug | 222 cfs | 64% |
| Sep | 190 cfs | 55% |
| Oct | 213 cfs | 62% |
| Nov | 264 cfs | 77% |
| Dec | 394 cfs | 114% |
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.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 23 ft |
| Minor flooding | 25 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 28 ft |
| Major flooding | 32 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| August 1995 | 37.3 ft |
| October 1976 | 32.6 ft |
| September 2024 | 32.4 ft |
| February 2020 | 31.2 ft |
| January 2024 | 29.8 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
- Tyger River above Whitmire Highway near Whitmire, SC
- Fairforest Creek near Union, SC
- Broad River near Carlisle, SC
- Broad River below Neal Shoals Res near Carlisle, SC
- Bush River near Prosperity, SC
- Little River near Silverstreet, SC
- Broad River near Jenkinsville, SC
- Pacolet River near Saratt, SC
- Little River at Clark Bridge Rd near Winnsboro, SC
- Broad River at Alston, SC
- Tyger River near Woodruff, SC
- Little River at Laurens, SC
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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