North Fork Edisto River at Sc394, above North, 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 02173299 sits on the North Fork Edisto River and reads everything draining 364 square miles of the North Fork Edisto basin. Its datum sits 203 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2020, 6 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Chinquapin Creek near Monetta, SC, reading 24 square miles. This gauge adds the 340 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from North Fork Edisto River at Orangeburg, SC at 683 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 53% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The North Fork Edisto River runs a median of 371 cfs at this gauge across 6 years of record. January is the fullest month at a median 436 cfs, and June the leanest at 316 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 1,900 cfs in 2021, and the lowest is 146 cfs in 2022.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2020 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 12.3 feet, in November 2024.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NFES1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.