Eighteen Mile Creek below Pendleton, SC

River level and flood forecast · Anderson County

Normal4.4 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM

The river is 7.6 ft below flood stage (12 ft).

Flow: 80 cubic feet per second (USGS).

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.

Flood stages

Major flood stage	18.5 ft
Moderate flood stage	16.5 ft
Flood stage	12 ft
Action stage	11 ft
Record crest (July 13, 2013)	14.97 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

14 ftISSAQUEENNA TRAIL AND BERKELEY DRIVE ON EIGHTEEN MILE CREEK WILL BE FLOODED AND CLARENDON DRIVE NEAR SHADY LANE ON ROCKY CREEK WILL BE FLOODED.
13 ftWEST QUEEN STREET AND HIGHWAY 28 PENDLETON ROAD NORTH OF PENDLETON WILL LIKELY BE FLOODED.
11.5 ftAT 11.5 FT THE CREEK WILL BE WITHIN 2 FT OF OVERTOPPING PENDLETON RD (HWY 28) NORTH OF PENDLETON. FLOODING ON BISHOP BRANCH RD AND CENTRAL ROAD WILL BE LIKELY.
10.5 ftAT 10.5 FT THE CREEK WILL BE AT THE BOTTOM OF BRIDGE ROADWAY ON PENDLETON RD (HWY 28)
3.3 ft3.3 INCH IN 122 HRS CAUSED THE RIVER TO RISE FROM 3.36 TO 10.24 FT
3 ft3 INCH IN 3 HOURS CAUSED A DELAYED 6 FT RISE.
2.5 ft2.5 INCH IN 3 HOURS CAUSED A 4 FT RISE HERE

Highest crests on record

14.97 ft — July 13, 2013
12.93 ft — September 28, 2024
12.34 ft — February 7, 2020
11.41 ft — January 18, 2013
11.27 ft — December 24, 2015

Recent crests: 12.93 ft (September 28, 2024) · 12.34 ft (February 7, 2020) · 10.69 ft (November 13, 2018) · 9.36 ft (February 7, 2018) · 8.68 ft (October 23, 2017)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Anderson County NWS gauge page USGS gauge 02186702

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (EMCS1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.