Pee Dee River at Cheraw, SC
River level and flood forecast · Chesterfield County
The river is 26.5 ft below flood stage (30 ft).
Forecast to rise to 9.4 ft Wed 2 AM, below the 30 ft flood stage.
Flow: 2,290 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:57 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 42 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 36 ft |
| Flood stage | 30 ft |
| Action stage | 20 ft |
| Record crest (September 19, 1945) | 50.4 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 55 ftExtensive damage occurs in small communities downstream from Cheraw.
- 50 ftExtensive flooding of farmland around and downstream from Cheraw is expected.
- 42 ftSecondary roads downstream from Cheraw begin to flood.
- 40 ftPotential loss of livestock and farm equipment in river bottomland near Cheraw is possible.
- 36 ftExtensive overflow of the left bank will occur and large areas of farmland near Cheraw will be flooded. Livestock and farm equipment should be moved to higher ground.
- 35 ftSoutheast of Wallace, Old River Road between Community Road and Highway 912 will become flooded and may need to be closed.
- 33 ftSoutheast of Wallace, water spreads onto Old River Road between Community Road and Highway 912.
- 30 ftThe higher bank begins to flood. Large areas of farmland and river bottomland near Cheraw will be flooded. Portions of Riverside Park become flooded.
- 20 ftRiver bottomland downstream from cheraw will begin to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 50.4 ft — September 19, 1945
- 47.2 ft — August 27, 1908
- 46.6 ft — September 18, 2018
- 44.9 ft — September 20, 1928
- 43 ft — April 12, 2003
Recent crests: 33.08 ft (February 14, 2025) · 33.62 ft (September 29, 2024) · 21.11 ft (September 18, 2024) · 37.03 ft (August 10, 2024) · 28.57 ft (March 29, 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 (CHES1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.