Little River near Mt Carmel, 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 02192500 sits on the Little River and reads everything draining 217 square miles of the Upper Savannah basin. Its datum sits 355 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1940, 70 years of it.

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 Lake Thurmond Tailrace near Clarks Hill, SC at 6,150 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 4% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The Little River runs a median of 91 cfs at this gauge across 70 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 215 cfs, and September the leanest at 40 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 15,200 cfs in 1940, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2011.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1940 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Little River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 30 feet. NWS starts watching it at 29 feet. The highest crest on record is 29.6 feet, in August 1940.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MTCS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.