North Saluda River above Slater, 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 021623975 sits on the North Saluda River and reads everything draining 44 square miles of the Saluda basin. Its datum sits 998 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2011, 13 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is N Saluda River below N Saluda Res above Slater, SC, reading 29 square miles. This gauge adds the 15 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Saluda River below Pelzer, SC at 45 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 98% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Saluda River at Hunts Bridge Rd near Dacusville, SC, Saluda River near Greenville, SC and Saluda River above I-85 near Golden Grove, SC.

Normal flows here

The North Saluda River runs a median of 38 cfs at this gauge across 13 years of record. April is the fullest month at a median 78 cfs, and September the leanest at 20 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 1,460 cfs in 2024, and the lowest is 6.0 cfs in 2011.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2011 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The North Saluda River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 12 feet. NWS starts watching it at 10 feet. The highest crest on record is 12.7 feet, in February 2020.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SLTS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.