Pee Dee River at Pee Dee, SC
River level and flood forecast · Marion County
The river is 12.0 ft below flood stage (19 ft).
Forecast to rise to 12.5 ft Thu 8 PM, below the 19 ft flood stage.
Flow: 4,470 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 | 28 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 23 ft |
| Flood stage | 19 ft |
| Action stage | 18 ft |
| Record crest (September 22, 1945) | 33.3 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 28 ftThere will be extensive flooding of timber land and farm land along the river. Access roads may be damaged by the flood waters and operations at industrial plants along the river will be affected.
- 25 ftFlood waters will continue to affect logging operations upstream and downstream from Pee Dee. Flooding of farmlands adjacent to the river will worsen.
- 23 ftFlooding will affect swamp and timberlands while also disrupting logging operations. Operations will likely cease and equipment not previously moved will remain trapped. Some farmland will have minor flooding especially around Britton Neck.
- 20 ftFlood waters will affect swamplands and logging interests. Flood waters will affect timberland as far downstream as Yauhannah two weeks after the crest passes Pee Dee. Logging equipment needs to be moved.
- 19 ftFlood waters will affect swamplands adjacent to the river.
Highest crests on record
- 33.3 ft — September 22, 1945
- 31.83 ft — September 21, 2018
- 31.6 ft — September 23, 1928
- 29.48 ft — April 16, 2003
- 29.2 ft — October 7, 1929
Recent crests: 23.11 ft (October 4, 2024) · 18.99 ft (September 21, 2024) · 24.9 ft (August 14, 2024) · 21.38 ft (May 20, 2024) · 19.06 ft (May 12, 2024)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamPee Dee River at Interstate 95 near Florence, SC
- DownstreamPee Dee River below Pee Dee - 4 Miles South, SC
- Black Creek (SC) near Quinby, SC
- Jeffries Creek at James Jones Ave, SC
- Lynches River at Effingham, SC
- Little Pee Dee River near Dillon, SC
- Little Pee Dee River near Galivants Ferry, SC
- Lynches River at US 378 near Lake City, SC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PDES1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.