Reedy River above Fork Shoals, 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 02164110 sits on the Reedy River and reads everything draining 110 square miles of the Saluda basin. Its datum sits 653 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1993, 33 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Reedy River near Greenville, SC, reading 49 square miles. This gauge adds the 61 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Reedy River near Waterloo, SC at 251 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 44% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The Reedy River runs a median of 130 cfs at this gauge across 33 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 180 cfs, and October the leanest at 94 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 8,990 cfs in 2024, and the lowest is 32 cfs in 2008.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1993 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Reedy River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 20 feet. NWS starts watching it at 16 feet. The highest crest on record is 23.1 feet, in February 2020.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SIMS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.