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Saluda River below Pelzer, SC Water Level Today

South Carolina · USGS gauge 021630005 · live data · Updated Oct 28, 2026

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About this gauge

USGS gauge 021630005 sits on the Saluda River and reads everything draining 45 square miles of the Saluda basin. Its datum sits 687 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 Saluda River near Williamston, SC at 414 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 11% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Saluda River near Ware Shoals, SC.

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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 021630005. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.

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