Twelve Mile Creek at Lexington, 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 02168810 sits on Twelve Mile Creek in the Saluda basin. Its datum sits 257 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2020, 6 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Downstream the next reading comes from Saluda River near Columbia, SC at 2,520 square miles. Water passing here goes on to Congaree River at Columbia, SC and Congaree River at Congaree Np near Gadsden, SC.

Normal flows here

Twelve Mile Creek runs a median of 27 cfs at this gauge across 6 years of record. January is the fullest month at a median 47 cfs, and September the leanest at 16 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 702 cfs in 2025, and the lowest is 0.8 cfs in 2024.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2020 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 7.8 feet, in June 2023.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TMLS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.