Enoree River at Whitmire, SC

River level and flood forecast · Newberry County

Normal17.9 ftas of Mon 4:15 PM

The river is 7.1 ft below flood stage (25 ft).

Forecast to rise to 18.4 ft Mon 2 PM, below the 25 ft flood stage.

Flow: 841 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

1015202530TueThuSatMonWedFriAction 23 ftFlood 25 ftModerate 28 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:50 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage32 ft
Moderate flood stage28 ft
Flood stage25 ft
Action stage23 ft
Record crest (August 28, 1995)37.32 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 53 ftThe Highway 176 bridge becomes flooded. Traffic will have to be rerouted. Do not drive into flooded roadways.
  • 43 ftUtility buildings near the Highway 176 bridge become flooded.
  • 32 ftFlood water threatens to flood SC Highway 121 and US Highway 176 north of Whitmire.
  • 28 ftThe Coleman Aughtry Road along the river becomes flooded. Do not drive into flooded roadways.
  • 25 ftRiver bottomland near and downstream from Whitmire become flooded.

Highest crests on record

  1. 37.32 ft — August 28, 1995
  2. 32.58 ft — October 10, 1976
  3. 32.43 ft — September 29, 2024
  4. 31.21 ft — February 8, 2020
  5. 29.84 ft — January 11, 2024

Recent crests: 21.31 ft (April 6, 2025) · 25.4 ft (February 15, 2025) · 32.43 ft (September 29, 2024) · 19.48 ft (August 14, 2024) · 23.89 ft (March 11, 2024)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WHMS1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.