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Savannah River at Lake Hartwell, SC

River level and flood forecast · Anderson County

Normal647.6 ftas of Tue 6:15 PM

The river is 17.4 ft below flood stage (665 ft).

The last 7 days and the forecast

640650660670680WedThuFriSatSunMonTueAction 663 ftFlood 665 ftModerate 670 ftMajor 680 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

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Flood stages

Major flood stage680 ft
Moderate flood stage670 ft
Flood stage665 ft
Near flood stage663 ft
Record crest (April 8, 1964)665.47 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 680 ftHOMES ON THE LAKE AND ON RIVERS THAT FEED INTO THE LAKE WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
  • 675 ftSOME CAMPGROUNDS ON ISLANDS ON THE LAKE MAY BE AFFECTED.
  • 670 ftISLANDS ABOVE AND BELOW THE DAM WILL BECOME PARTIALLY COVERED.
  • 665 ftCREEKS THAT DRAIN INTO THE LAKE WILL BE EFFECTED BY BACKWATER. FLOATING FACLILITES ON THE LAKE AND ALONG THE BANKS OF THE LAKE WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
  • 663 ftAT THIS STAGE WATER STARTS TO FLOOD LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORELINE AND LOCAL CREEKS START TO GET WATER BACKING UP INTO THEM.
  • 660 ftNORMAL FULL POOL ELEVATION. GAGE LOCATED NEAR BOAT LANDING IN RIVER FORKS RECREATION AREA.

Highest crests on record

  1. 665.47 ft — April 8, 1964
  2. 665.03 ft — July 9, 2013
  3. 664.93 ft — January 5, 2016
  4. 664.76 ft — April 8, 1994
  5. 664.08 ft — March 17, 1996

Recent crests: 664.93 ft (January 5, 2016) · 665.03 ft (July 9, 2013) · 661.21 ft (May 16, 2011) · 662.74 ft (February 8, 2010) · 654.99 ft (June 14, 2001)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Anderson CountyNWS gauge pageUSGS gauge 02187010

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HWDS1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.