South Fork Edisto River near Cope, 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 02173030 sits on the South Fork Edisto River and reads everything draining 757 square miles of the South Fork Edisto basin. Its datum sits 138 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

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is South Fork Edisto River near Denmark, SC, reading 720 square miles. This gauge adds the 37 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from South Fork Edisto River near Bamberg, SC at 807 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 94% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Edisto River near Branchville, SC.

Normal flows here

The South Fork Edisto River runs a median of 476 cfs at this gauge across 35 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 848 cfs, and September the leanest at 348 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 10,600 cfs in 2025, and the lowest is 87 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

NWS action stage at this gauge is 9 feet. The highest crest on record is 12.6 feet, in November 2024.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge COPS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.