Saluda River near Williamston, 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 02163001 sits on the Saluda River and reads everything draining 414 square miles of the Saluda basin. Its datum sits 649 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1995, 31 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Four gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Saluda River above I-85 near Golden Grove, SC, reading 341 square miles. This gauge adds the 73 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Saluda River near Ware Shoals, SC at 580 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 71% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The Saluda River runs a median of 520 cfs at this gauge across 31 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 806 cfs, and September the leanest at 349 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 15,800 cfs in 2024, and the lowest is 6.3 cfs in 2000.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1995 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 22 feet. NWS starts watching it at 21 feet. The highest crest on record is 14.1 feet, in September 2004.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WLSS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.