Pacolet River above Cowpens, SC
River level and flood forecast · Spartanburg County
Normal3.4 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM
The river is 10.6 ft below flood stage (14 ft).
Flow: 765 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 | 18 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16 ft |
| Flood stage | 14 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (May 23, 2003) | 17.1 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 14 ftFLOOD STAGE. RIVER WILL OVERFLOW ITS BANKS AT THE SPARTANBURG WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND WILL ALSO EFFECT THE BRIDGE AT THE PLANT.
- 12 ftACTION STAGE. OLD CONVERSE/CLIFTON MILL NUMBER 1 SITE WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD AND WATER FLOWS INTO BACKYARDS OF HOMES ALONG RIVER STREET.
- 10 ftBANKFULL STAGE.
- 1.75 ft1.75 BASIN AVERAGE RAINFALL IN 2 HOURS CAUSED THE RIVER TO RISE 4 FT WET GROUND. IF IN A DROUGHT IT WENT FROM 2 FT TO 3.7 FT WITH NO RELEASE FROM DAM..
Highest crests on record
- 17.1 ft — May 23, 2003
- 17.1 ft — August 28, 1995
- 16.63 ft — February 7, 2020
- 13.53 ft — July 8, 2005
- 13.52 ft — September 8, 2004
Recent crests: 16.63 ft (February 7, 2020) · 10.42 ft (November 11, 2009) · 9.77 ft (April 2, 2009) · 8.64 ft (March 2, 2007) · 12.31 ft (October 8, 2005)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Lawsons Fork Creek at Spartanburg, SC
- Pacolet River near Fingerville, SC
- Thicketty Creek near Gaffney, SC
- North Pacolet River near Fingerville, SC
- Broad River above Sandy Run Ck, 3 SSW Boiling Springs, NC
- South Pacolet River near Campobello, SC
- Broad River at Shelby Hwy (SC 18), 4 W Blacksburg, SC
- Middle Tyger River near Lyman, SC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (COWS1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.