Lumber River at Nichols, 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 02134900 sits on the Lumber River and reads everything draining 1,670 square miles of the Lumber basin. Its datum sits 28 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2017, 9 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Lumber River at Boardman, NC, reading 1,228 square miles. This gauge adds the 442 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Little Pee Dee River at Galivants Ferry, SC at 2,790 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 60% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The Lumber River runs a median of 714 cfs at this gauge across 9 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 1,740 cfs, and November the leanest at 402 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 41,100 cfs in 2018, and the lowest is 85 cfs in 2026.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2017 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Lumber River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 20 feet. NWS starts watching it at 18 feet. The highest crest on record is 27.4 feet, in September 2018.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NICS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.