Santee River near Russellville, 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 02171560 sits on the Santee River in the Santee basin. Its datum sits 3 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2022, 4 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Santee River at Lake Marion Tailrace near Pineville, SC, reading 14,700 square miles. Downstream the next reading comes from Santee River near Jamestown, SC at 10,750 square miles.

Normal flows here

The Santee River runs a median of 878 cfs at this gauge across 4 years of record. September is the fullest month at a median 988 cfs, and June the leanest at 807 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 152,000 cfs in 2025, and the lowest is -255.0 cfs in 2023.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2022 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.