TidalMapLynches River near Bishopville, 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 02131500 sits on the Lynches River and reads everything draining 675 square miles of the Lynches basin. Its datum sits 155 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1943, 53 years of it.
Normal flows here
The Lynches River runs a median of 394 cfs at this gauge across 53 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 881 cfs, and September the leanest at 268 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 27,300 cfs in 1945, and the lowest is 33 cfs in 2002.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 682 cfs | 173% |
| Feb | 793 cfs | 202% |
| Mar | 881 cfs | 224% |
| Apr | 698 cfs | 177% |
| May | 410 cfs | 104% |
| Jun | 308 cfs | 78% |
| Jul | 302 cfs | 77% |
| Aug | 320 cfs | 81% |
| Sep | 268 cfs | 68% |
| Oct | 290 cfs | 74% |
| Nov | 382 cfs | 97% |
| Dec | 529 cfs | 134% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1943 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The highest crest on record is 22.4 feet, in September 1945.
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| September 1945 | 22.4 ft |
| March 1983 | 18.4 ft |
| September 2018 | 18.2 ft |
| September 1952 | 18.1 ft |
| March 1944 | 17.4 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BISS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02131500. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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