Saluda River near Greenville, 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 02162500 sits on the Saluda River and reads everything draining 298 square miles of the Saluda basin. Its datum sits 797 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1942, 73 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Four gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Saluda River at Hunts Bridge Rd near Dacusville, SC, reading 260 square miles. This gauge adds the 38 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Saluda River above I-85 near Golden Grove, SC at 341 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 87% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Saluda River near Williamston, SC and Saluda River near Ware Shoals, SC.

Normal flows here

The Saluda River runs a median of 472 cfs at this gauge across 73 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 730 cfs, and September the leanest at 303 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 12,800 cfs in 2024, and the lowest is 27 cfs in 2017.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1942 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Saluda River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 9.5 feet. NWS starts watching it at 8 feet. The highest crest on record is 20.3 feet, in September 2024.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GSLS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.