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Polk Swamp at I-95 above St George, SC Water Level Today

South Carolina · USGS gauge 02174075 · live data · Updated Oct 28, 2026

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About this gauge

USGS gauge 02174075 sits on Polk Swamp and reads everything draining 25 square miles of the Edisto River basin. Its datum sits 82 feet above sea level NAVD88.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Polk Swamp at Us-15 below St George, SC at 48 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 53% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Edisto River near Givhans, SC.

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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02174075. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.

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