TidalMapLittle River at Laurens, 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 021671101 sits on the Little River and reads everything draining 24 square miles of the Saluda basin. Its datum sits 537 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow is on record here from 2021 to 2024, 3 years in all.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Little River near Silverstreet, SC at 224 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 11% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
The Little River runs a median of 12 cfs at this gauge across 3 years of record. January is the fullest month at a median 25 cfs, and September the leanest at 4.8 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 660 cfs in 2023, and the lowest is 1.1 cfs in 2022.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 cfs | 217% |
| Feb | 20 cfs | 174% |
| Mar | 22 cfs | 191% |
| Apr | 17 cfs | 148% |
| May | 13 cfs | 113% |
| Jun | 9.7 cfs | 84% |
| Jul | 7.0 cfs | 61% |
| Aug | 6.5 cfs | 57% |
| Sep | 4.8 cfs | 42% |
| Oct | 4.9 cfs | 43% |
| Nov | 6.3 cfs | 55% |
| Dec | 15 cfs | 130% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2021 to 2024. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median. USGS stopped publishing a daily flow record at this gauge, so these are historical norms, not a baseline for current readings.
Flood stages and record crests
The Little River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 10 feet. NWS starts watching it at 7 feet.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 7 ft |
| Minor flooding | 10 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 13 ft |
| Major flooding | 16 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LRLS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- North Rabon Creek near Hickory Tavern, SC
- South Rabon Creek near Gray Court, SC
- Reedy River near Waterloo, SC
- Enoree River near Woodruff, SC
- Saluda River near Ware Shoals, SC
- Tyger River near Woodruff, SC
- Durbin Creek above Fountain Inn, SC
- Wilson Creek at Ninety Six, SC
- Sample Branch at Greenwood, SC
- Reedy River above Fork Shoals, SC
- Saluda River at Chappells, SC
- Fairforest Creek near Union, SC
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 021671101. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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