Lawsons Fork Creek at Spartanburg, SC
River level and flood forecast · Spartanburg County
Normal5.2 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM
The river is 9.8 ft below flood stage (15 ft).
Flow: 221 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 | 20 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 17 ft |
| Flood stage | 15 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (February 7, 2020) | 15.14 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 21 ftAPPROX HEIGHT OF BOTTOM OF LAKE FOREST DR BRIDGE
- 15.5 ftPARTS OF LAKE FOREST ROAD WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD ON EITHER SIDE OF BRIDGE OVER LAWSONS FORK CREEK. ONE PRIVATE ROAD TO A HOME WILL ALL SO BE FLOODED.
- 15 ftWATER WILL BEGIN TO COVER PARTS OF HEATHWOOD DRIVE AND LAKE FOREST ROAD.
- 12.5 ftWATER WILL APPROACH A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY NORTHEAST OF THE RIVER AND PARTS OF HEATHWOOD DRIVE
- 12 ftAction/Advisory Stage. Lawsons Fork Creek is out of its banks and causing nuisance flooding of adjacent low-lying areas from US 221 to Goldmine Rd. near the Pacolet River confluence.
Highest crests on record
- 15.14 ft — February 7, 2020
- 14.23 ft — May 6, 2013
- 13.76 ft — October 1, 2015
- 13.63 ft — December 30, 2015
- 13.56 ft — August 1, 2014
Recent crests: 15.14 ft (February 7, 2020) · 11.22 ft (July 17, 2016) · 13.63 ft (December 30, 2015) · 13.18 ft (December 24, 2015) · 13.02 ft (November 3, 2015)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LAWS1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.