Saluda River below Lake Murray Dam, SC

River level and flood forecast · Lexington County

Normal5.5 ftas of Mon 4:45 PM

Flow: 2,150 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

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NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Highest crests on record

  1. 27.5 ft — October 4, 2015
  2. 20.39 ft — December 29, 1992
  3. 16.01 ft — February 21, 1990
  4. 15.88 ft — March 9, 1996
  5. 15.88 ft — March 21, 2003

Recent crests: 15.51 ft (May 14, 2025) · 11.9 ft (December 12, 2024) · 15.69 ft (September 29, 2024) · 14.89 ft (August 6, 2024) · 13.98 ft (March 8, 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 (MURS1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.