South Fork Edisto River above Springfield, 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 02172558 sits on the South Fork Edisto River in the South Fork Edisto basin. Its datum sits 214 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2015, 12 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is South Fork Edisto River below Monetta, SC, reading 73 square miles. Downstream the next reading comes from South Fork Edisto River near Denmark, SC at 720 square miles. Water passing here goes on to South Fork Edisto River near Cope, SC and South Fork Edisto River near Bamberg, SC.

Normal flows here

The South Fork Edisto River runs a median of 304 cfs at this gauge across 12 years of record. January is the fullest month at a median 472 cfs, and September the leanest at 218 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 2,780 cfs in 2016, and the lowest is 83 cfs in 2015.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2015 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The highest crest on record is 15.1 feet, in March 2023.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SAFS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.