Santee River near Jamestown, SC
River level and flood forecast · Berkeley County
Normal2.8 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 7.3 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Flow: 2,210 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 | 22 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 17 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (July 26, 1916) | 33 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 24 ftwater will start to enter the lower level of the home at the end of Lawton Farm Lane.
- 22 ftwater will surround the residence at the end of Crow Hill Drive and portions of the road will be covered with water due to backwater effects. The lower three quarters of a mile of Corner Loop Road is flooded and a few homes will be impacted. Water will restrict access to Belleflower Way and Belladonna Court and approach a few homes in the Belleflower Plantation subdivision. The residence at the end of Lawton Farm Lane is also surrounded by water and the lower portion of Old Gate Lane is covered by water.
- 19 ftthe lower quarter mile of Lawton Farm Lane is impassable.
- 18 ftthe boat landing at the end of Santee Landing Road will be inaccessible. The lower half mile of Corner Loop Road will be impassable due to backwater effects from Pole Branch Creek. Water covers the lower quarter mile of Lawton Farm Lane.
- 17 ftthe lower half mile of Harris Landing Road is flooded and impassable and the residence at the end of the road is flooded. Lenuds Ferry boat landing at Highway 41 is inaccessible and the parking lot is flooded.
- 16 ftwater surrounds the residence at the end of Harris Landing Road and the adjacent boat ramp is inaccessible.
- 12 ftseveral dirt logging roads are impassable.
- 10 ftwater covers numerous logging roads and inundates timber land adjacent to the river. Most access points to Wee Tee State Forest are cut off.
Highest crests on record
- 33 ft — July 26, 1916
- 32 ft — April 15, 1936
- 30 ft — August 26, 1928
- 29.8 ft — October 10, 1929
- 23.94 ft — October 5, 2024
Recent crests: 14.22 ft (August 21, 2025) · 10.63 ft (June 21, 2025) · 12.63 ft (May 20, 2025) · 12.48 ft (February 23, 2025) · 11.72 ft (January 24, 2025)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamSantee River near Russellville, SC
- DownstreamSantee River near McClellanville, SC
- Huger Creek near Huger, SC
- Black River near Andrews, SC
- Lake Moultrie at Rediversion Canal near St. Stephen, SC
- North Santee River near North Santee, SC
- French Quarter Creek near Huger, SC
- Skrine Creek near McClellanville, SC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (JAMS1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.