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Polk Swamp at Us-15 below St George, SC Water Level Today

South Carolina · USGS gauge 02174080 · live data · Updated Oct 28, 2026

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About this gauge

USGS gauge 02174080 sits on Polk Swamp and reads everything draining 48 square miles of the Edisto River basin. Its datum sits 68 feet above sea level NAVD88.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Polk Swamp at I-95 above St George, SC, reading 25 square miles. This gauge adds the 23 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Edisto River near Givhans, SC at 2,730 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 2% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Edisto River below Jacksonboro, SC.

Nearby river gauges

Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02174080. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.

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