Buck Creek near Longs, SC
River level and flood forecast · Horry County
Normal5.6 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 17 ftThe creek will spread into yards adjacent to the creek at the Highway 905 bridge.
Highest crests on record
- 19.77 ft — September 21, 2018
- 16.88 ft — October 9, 2016
- 16.78 ft — October 14, 2016
- 15.98 ft — September 16, 2018
- 15.74 ft — October 5, 2015
Recent crests: 10.1 ft (January 5, 2019) · 10.14 ft (January 2, 2019) · 10.85 ft (December 29, 2018) · 11.23 ft (December 21, 2018) · 13.13 ft (December 15, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamWaccamaw River at Longs, SC
- Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at Nixons Crossroads, SC
- Waccamaw River at SC Highway 22 near Red Bluff, SC
- Waccamaw River above Conway, SC
- Waccamaw River at Freeland, NC
- Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at Myrtle Beach, SC
- Crabtree Swamp at Conway, SC
- Waccamaw River near Conway, SC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BCLS1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.