South Pacolet River near Campobello, 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 02154790 sits on the South Pacolet River and reads everything draining 55 square miles of the Upper Broad basin. Its datum sits 815 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1989, 38 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 Lake William C Bowen near Fingerville, SC at 79 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 70% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Pacolet River near Fingerville, SC, Pacolet River at Us-29 near Converse, SC and Pacolet River at Pacolet, SC.

Normal flows here

The South Pacolet River runs a median of 59 cfs at this gauge across 38 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 91 cfs, and September the leanest at 40 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 5,310 cfs in 2024, and the lowest is 5.0 cfs in 2008.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1989 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The South Pacolet River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 10 feet. NWS starts watching it at 8 feet. The highest crest on record is 13 feet, in February 2020.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CAMS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.