TidalMapShaw Creek at Wire Rd near Aiken, 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 0217252503 sits on Shaw Creek and reads everything draining 75 square miles of the South Fork Edisto basin. Its datum sits 316 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2024, 1 years of it.
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 South Fork Edisto River near Denmark, SC at 720 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 10% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
Shaw Creek runs a median of 61 cfs at this gauge across 1 years of record. May is the fullest month at a median 77 cfs, and September the leanest at 30 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 293 cfs in 2024, and the lowest is 17 cfs in 2024.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 70 cfs | 115% |
| Feb | 70 cfs | 114% |
| Mar | 68 cfs | 111% |
| Apr | 52 cfs | 86% |
| May | 77 cfs | 126% |
| Jun | 50 cfs | 82% |
| Jul | 34 cfs | 56% |
| Aug | 64 cfs | 105% |
| Sep | 30 cfs | 49% |
| Oct | 43 cfs | 70% |
| Nov | 58 cfs | 95% |
| Dec | 64 cfs | 105% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2024 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Nearby river gauges
- South Fork Edisto River below Monetta, SC
- Mctier Creek Rd 209 near Monetta, SC
- Horse Creek at Clearwater, SC
- Chinquapin Creek near Monetta, SC
- South Fork Edisto River above Springfield, SC
- Savannah River Jefferson Davis Br, at Augusta, GA
- Savannah River at Augusta, GA
- Stevens Creek at Woodlawn Rd near Murphy Village, SC
- Cedar Creek near Thor, SC
- Reed Creek at Blue Ridge Drive near Martinez, GA
- Turkey Creek below Johnston, SC
- Salkehatchie River at SC Hwy 64 near Barnwell, SC
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 0217252503. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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