TidalMapSantee River near Jamestown, SC Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
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 02171700 sits on the Santee River and reads everything draining 10,750 square miles of the Santee basin. Its datum sits 1 feet below 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.
Flood stages and record crests
The Santee River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 10 feet. NWS starts watching it at 9 feet. The highest crest on record is 33 feet, in July 1916.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 9 ft |
| Minor flooding | 10 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 17 ft |
| Major flooding | 22 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| July 1916 | 33 ft |
| April 1936 | 32 ft |
| August 1928 | 30 ft |
| October 1929 | 29.8 ft |
| October 2024 | 23.9 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge JAMS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02171700. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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