TidalMapPee Dee River near Bennettsville, 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 02130561 sits on the Pee Dee River and reads everything draining 7,780 square miles of the Lower Pee Dee basin. Its datum sits 1 feet below sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1991, 36 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Blewett Falls Lake on Pee Dee River near Pee Dee, NC sits immediately upstream, so dam releases rather than rainfall set the flow here. Five gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Pee Dee River at Cheraw, SC, reading 7,320 square miles. This gauge adds the 460 square miles that drain in between.
Normal flows here
The Pee Dee River runs a median of 4,415 cfs at this gauge across 36 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 9,390 cfs, and September the leanest at 2,820 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 173,000 cfs in 2018, and the lowest is 48 cfs in 2000.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8,450 cfs | 191% |
| Feb | 9,280 cfs | 210% |
| Mar | 9,390 cfs | 213% |
| Apr | 7,155 cfs | 162% |
| May | 4,980 cfs | 113% |
| Jun | 4,170 cfs | 94% |
| Jul | 3,320 cfs | 75% |
| Aug | 3,470 cfs | 79% |
| Sep | 2,820 cfs | 64% |
| Oct | 3,030 cfs | 69% |
| Nov | 3,480 cfs | 79% |
| Dec | 5,760 cfs | 130% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1991 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 92.9 feet, in September 2018.
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| September 2018 | 92.9 ft |
| April 2003 | 89.9 ft |
| February 2020 | 89.8 ft |
| May 2020 | 89 ft |
| November 2020 | 89 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BENS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Pee Dee River at Cheraw, SC
- Thompson Creek above Cheraw, SC
- Pee Dee River above Jones Creek near Cordova, NC
- Pee Dee River near Rockingham, NC
- Black Creek near Quinby, SC
- Pee Dee River below Powerhouse Dam near Pee Dee, NC
- Black Creek near Mcbee, SC
- Black Creek near Hartsville, SC
- Big Shoe Heel Creek near Laurinburg, NC
- Black Creek below Chesterfield, SC
- Jefferies Creek at James Jones Ave near Florence, SC
- Pee Dee River at Peedee, SC
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02130561. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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