Middle Saluda river near Cleveland, SC
River level and flood forecast · Greenville County
Normal2.1 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM
The river is 7.4 ft below flood stage (9.5 ft).
Flow: 81 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 | 14 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 12 ft |
| Flood stage | 9.5 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (June 11, 1986) | 11.21 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 10 ftONE HOME NEAR THE GAGE ON JONES GAP AND GAP CREEK ROADS WILL FLOOD.
- 9.5 ftFLOOD STAGE. OLD OIL CAMP...RIVER FALLS...TILLY AND DEVILS FORK ROADS WILL BE FLOODED.
- 8 ftROADS DOWNSTREAM WILL LIKELY START TO FLOOD. ROADS ARE DEVILS FORK...RIVER FALLS AND OLD OIL CAMP ROAD.
- 7.3 ftTHIS LEVEL HAS CAUSED FLOODING DOWNSTREAM AT GSLS1...SALUDA RVR NR GREENVILLE.
- 4.9 ftPEAK HEIGHT AT SALUDA DAM WILL LIKELY BE ARD 100.88 FEET 18 HOURS AFTER IT PEAKS HERE AT THIS LEVEL.
Highest crests on record
- 11.21 ft — June 11, 1986
- 10.21 ft — August 7, 2013
- 10.17 ft — August 17, 2013
- 9.4 ft — August 17, 1994
- 9.33 ft — January 7, 1998
Recent crests: 10.17 ft (August 17, 2013) · 10.21 ft (August 7, 2013) · 6.48 ft (July 27, 2013) · 5.62 ft (May 14, 2012) · 6.47 ft (October 28, 2011)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- North Saluda River at Highway 11, SC
- South Saluda River near Cleveland, SC
- French Broad River at Grove Bridge Rd, in Blantyre, NC
- Davidson River near hwy 276 near Pisgah Forest, NC
- Mud Creek (NC) at N Main St 1 N Hendersonville, NC
- French Broad River at Rosman, NC
- Middle Tyger River near Gramling, SC
- Mills River near Mills River, NC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MSRS1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.