Waccamaw River at Conway Marina at Conway, 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 02110704 sits on the Waccamaw River and reads everything draining 1,440 square miles of the Waccamaw basin. Its datum sits 6 feet below sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1994, 31 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Waccamaw River at Sc-22 below Longs, SC, reading 1,230 square miles. This gauge adds the 210 square miles that drain in between.

Normal flows here

The Waccamaw River runs a median of 988 cfs at this gauge across 31 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 1,750 cfs, and June the leanest at 403 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 48,500 cfs in 2018, and the lowest is -321.0 cfs in 1998.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1994 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Waccamaw River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 11 feet. NWS starts watching it at 10 feet. The highest crest on record is 21.2 feet, in September 2018.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CNWS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.