Middle Tyger River near Lyman, 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 02157510 sits on the Middle Tyger River and reads everything draining 69 square miles of the Tyger basin. Its datum sits 759 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2000, 26 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Middle Tyger River below Lyman Lake, near Greer, SC, reading 46 square miles. This gauge adds the 23 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Middle Tyger River at Howell Rd near Reidville, SC at 74 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 93% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Tyger River near Woodruff, SC.

Normal flows here

The Middle Tyger River runs a median of 54 cfs at this gauge across 26 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 92 cfs, and September the leanest at 26 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 4,600 cfs in 2024, and the lowest is 0.5 cfs in 2011.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2000 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Middle Tyger River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 24 feet. NWS starts watching it at 22 feet. The highest crest on record is 7.2 feet, in July 2005.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MTLS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.