South Fork Edisto River near Bamberg, 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 02173051 sits on the South Fork Edisto River and reads everything draining 807 square miles of the South Fork Edisto basin. Its datum sits 127 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1991, 35 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is South Fork Edisto River near Cope, SC, reading 757 square miles. This gauge adds the 50 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Edisto River near Branchville, SC at 1,720 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 47% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The South Fork Edisto River runs a median of 548 cfs at this gauge across 35 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 999 cfs, and September the leanest at 380 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 10,300 cfs in 2025, and the lowest is 110 cfs in 2002.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1991 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The South Fork Edisto River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 16 feet. NWS starts watching it at 11 feet. The highest crest on record is 15.3 feet, in November 2024.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BMBS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.