Skrine Creek near McClellanville, SC

River level and flood forecast · Charleston County

Normal8.5 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM

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.

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 17.26 ftRecord tide level reached in association with a strong area of low pressure on December 17th, 2023.

Highest crests on record

  1. 17.26 ft — December 17, 2023
  2. 16.68 ft — August 30, 2023
  3. 16.24 ft — November 24, 2018
  4. 15.93 ft — September 11, 2017
  5. 15.66 ft — December 22, 2022

Recent crests: 15.65 ft (October 10, 2025) · 15.56 ft (November 16, 2024) · 17.26 ft (December 17, 2023) · 15.36 ft (September 28, 2023) · 16.68 ft (August 30, 2023)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SCMS1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.