TidalMapWaccamaw River at Freeland, NC Flow & Water Level
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
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 02109500 sits on the Waccamaw River and reads everything draining 680 square miles of the Waccamaw basin. Its datum sits 14 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1939, 86 years of it.
Normal flows here
The Waccamaw River runs a median of 275 cfs at this gauge across 86 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 934 cfs, and June the leanest at 139 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 50,300 cfs in 2018, and the lowest is 0.1 cfs in 1954.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 657 cfs | 239% |
| Feb | 846 cfs | 308% |
| Mar | 934 cfs | 340% |
| Apr | 626 cfs | 228% |
| May | 203 cfs | 74% |
| Jun | 139 cfs | 51% |
| Jul | 148 cfs | 54% |
| Aug | 273 cfs | 99% |
| Sep | 276 cfs | 101% |
| Oct | 185 cfs | 67% |
| Nov | 148 cfs | 54% |
| Dec | 320 cfs | 116% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1939 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 15 feet. NWS starts watching it at 14 feet. The highest crest on record is 22.7 feet, in September 2018.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 14 ft |
| Minor flooding | 15 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 18 ft |
| Major flooding | 19 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| September 2018 | 22.7 ft |
| September 1999 | 19.3 ft |
| October 2016 | 19 ft |
| August 2024 | 17.4 ft |
| September 1996 | 17 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FREN7. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02109500. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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