Eighteenmile Creek below Pendleton, SC

Anderson County, South Carolina · USGS gauge 02186702 · NWS EMCS1 · Eighteenmile Creek flood status · South Carolina river levels

Nearby: river levels near Pendleton

Is Eighteenmile Creek below Pendleton, SC flooding right now?

Eighteenmile Creek below Pendleton, SC measured 3.91 ft on 2026-09-22 21:15:00 UTC. That observation was 8.1 ft below its 12 ft flood stage. This is the latest available reading, not a guarantee of current conditions.

Gauge height
3.91 ft
as of 19 min ago
Streamflow
37 cfs
data refreshed 3 min ago

Minor flooding here begins at 12 ft, with major flooding at 18.5 ft. The highest crest on record was 14.97 ft on Sat, Jul 13, 2013.

Streamflow outlook

NOAA National Water Model forecast, issued 10 hours ago. The NWM models discharge for every river reach in the country, including the many gauges the National Weather Service does not forecast individually. It is a model, not an official NWS river forecast, and it predicts flow rather than water level.

Flood stages at this gauge

CategoryStageCurrent distance
Action11 ft7.1 ft below
Minor flood12 ft8.1 ft below
Moderate flood16.5 ft12.6 ft below
Major flood18.5 ft14.6 ft below

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Highest crests on record

StageDate
14.97 ft2013-07-13
12.93 ft2024-09-28
12.34 ft2020-02-07
11.41 ft2013-01-18
11.27 ft2015-12-24

Last 7 days

Past 7 days · 3.67–5.09 ft

Nearby gauges

GaugeDistanceCounty
Eighteenmile Creek above Pendleton, SC1.0 miAnderson County
Coneross Creek near Seneca, SC10.8 miOconee County
Twelvemile Creek near Liberty, SC11.2 miPickens County
Golden Creek near Easley, SC15.9 miPickens County
Little River near Walhalla, SC16.7 miOconee County
Provisional data: Real-time readings are provisional and subject to revision by the USGS — sensors can be affected by ice, debris, or equipment malfunction. Do not rely on this site for decisions involving personal safety; follow official guidance from the National Weather Service and local authorities.

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