Enoree River at Pelham, SC

River level and flood forecast · Spartanburg County

Normal4.5 ftas of Mon 1:45 PM

The river is 9.5 ft below flood stage (14 ft).

Flow: 144 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

05101520TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 12 ftFlood 14 ftModerate 16 ftMajor 18 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage18 ft
Moderate flood stage16 ft
Flood stage14 ft
Action stage12 ft
Record crest (August 27, 1995)22.98 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 16 ftTREE FARM DOWNSTREAM NEAR HIGHWAY 417 IS HALF FLOODED AND PUMPING STATION ON FARM IS FLOODED.
  • 14 ftGIBB SHOALS ROAD LIKELY FLOODED AND WATER WILL APPROACH BUSINESSES AND HOMES UPSTREAM.
  • 12 ftROADS UPSTREAM ON ENOREE RIVER WILL BE FLOODED AND TREE FARM DOWNSTREAM ALONG HIGHWAY 417 STARTS TO FLOOD.
  • 11 ftAPPROACHES TO BARREL STAVE ROAD OVER THE ENOREE RIVER WILL LIKELY BE FLOODED.
  • 10.7 ftEAST SUBER ROAD NEAR SWEETBRIAR ROAD AT HEADWATERS OF ENOREE RIVER WILL LIKELY BE FLOODED. CHECK WITH 911.
  • 2.2 ftWIDE SPREAD 2.2 TO 3.5 INCH IN 3 TO 4 HOURS CAUSED ENOREE RIVER TO RISE FROM 3.5 FT TO 7.5 FT
  • 1.17 ft1 TO 1.5 INCH IN 2 HOUR AT GSP CAUSED A 3 FT RISE

Highest crests on record

  1. 22.98 ft — August 27, 1995
  2. 16.03 ft — February 6, 2020
  3. 15.61 ft — July 7, 2005
  4. 15.46 ft — August 10, 2014
  5. 14.5 ft — March 20, 2003

Recent crests: 9.74 ft (March 27, 2021) · 16.03 ft (February 6, 2020) · 12.78 ft (November 15, 2018) · 9.79 ft (October 23, 2017) · 8.64 ft (March 22, 2017)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PELS1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.