Lake Marion near Eloree, SC

River level and flood forecast · Orangeburg County

Normal74.4 ftas of Tue 6:15 PM

The river is 5.6 ft below flood stage (80 ft).

The last 7 days and the forecast

72747678808284WedThuFriSatSunMonTueAction 79.8 ftFlood 80 ftModerate 82 ftMajor 83 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

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Flood stages

Major flood stage83 ft
Moderate flood stage82 ft
Flood stage80 ft
Near flood stage79.8 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 87.2 ftFlood water gets into Visitor Center parking lot.
  • 84.7 ftFlood water gets into gage equipment which will be destroyed at higher levels.
  • 83 ftFlood water gets into structures in the park and into the cabins off shore.
  • 81.7 ftFlood water gets into the middle of parking lot used for cabins 1 to 5.
  • 79.8 ftWater get up to ramp leading to cabins elevated off shore

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LMES1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.