South Fork Edisto River near Denmark, 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.

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About this gauge

USGS gauge 02173000 sits on the South Fork Edisto River and reads everything draining 720 square miles of the South Fork Edisto basin. Its datum sits 155 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1931, 86 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 Cope, SC at 757 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 95% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to South Fork Edisto River near Bamberg, SC and Edisto River near Branchville, SC.

Normal flows here

The South Fork Edisto River runs a median of 520 cfs at this gauge across 86 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 904 cfs, and September the leanest at 420 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 12,700 cfs in 1936, and the lowest is 110 cfs in 2002.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1931 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 11 feet. NWS starts watching it at 10 feet. The highest crest on record is 11.7 feet, in October 1929.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DENS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.