TidalMapPee Dee River at Hwy 701 near Bucksport, 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 02135200 sits on the Pee Dee River and reads everything draining 14,100 square miles of the Lower Pee Dee basin. Its datum sits 9 feet below sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2001, 21 years of it.
Normal flows here
The Pee Dee River runs a median of 8,055 cfs at this gauge across 21 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 16,500 cfs, and August the leanest at 5,600 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 137,000 cfs in 2018, and the lowest is 637 cfs in 2008.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15,100 cfs | 187% |
| Feb | 15,000 cfs | 186% |
| Mar | 16,500 cfs | 205% |
| Apr | 14,050 cfs | 174% |
| May | 9,000 cfs | 112% |
| Jun | 7,175 cfs | 89% |
| Jul | 5,700 cfs | 71% |
| Aug | 5,600 cfs | 70% |
| Sep | 6,175 cfs | 77% |
| Oct | 5,980 cfs | 74% |
| Nov | 6,225 cfs | 77% |
| Dec | 11,600 cfs | 144% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2001 to 2025. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The highest crest on record is 25 feet, in September 2018.
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| September 2018 | 25 ft |
| October 2016 | 22.6 ft |
| February 2021 | 21.7 ft |
| June 2020 | 21.3 ft |
| February 2020 | 20.3 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PDBS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Little Pee Dee River near Conway, SC
- Waccamaw River at Conway Marina at Conway, SC
- Black River near Plantersville, SC
- Crabtree Swamp at Conway, SC
- Black River near Dunbar, SC
- Black River at Sc51 near Rhems, SC
- Lynches River near Johnsonville, SC
- Pee Dee River at Us378 above Poston, SC
- Turkey Creek near Maryville, SC
- Waccamaw River at Sc-22 below Longs, SC
- Little Pee Dee River at Galivants Ferry, SC
- Black River near Andrews, SC
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02135200. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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