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Twelve mile creek near Liberty, SC

River level and flood forecast · Pickens County

Normal2.2 ftas of Mon 3 PM

The river is 7.8 ft below flood stage (10 ft).

Flow: 131 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

051015TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 7.5 ftFlood 10 ftModerate 13 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Flood stages

Major flood stage16 ft
Moderate flood stage13 ft
Flood stage10 ft
Action stage7.5 ft
Record crest (February 7, 2020)17.26 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 16.5 ftMOST OF THE BRIDGES OVER TWELVE MILE CREEK WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
  • 15 ftMAW BRIDGE ROAD SSR 337 WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER OVER THE BRIDGE.
  • 14 ftRIGGINS BRIDGE ROAD (SSR 22) WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODED BRIDGE. PICKENS COUNTY FLEA MARKET WILL HAVE 5 FT OF WATER IN IT.
  • 13.5 ftPICKENS COUNTY FLEA MARKET WILL BE FLOODED WITH UP TO 5 FT OF WATER...25 YR RETURN PERIOD.
  • 11.5 ftTHE PICKENS COUNTY FLEA MARKET WILL BE FLOODED TO A LEVEL OF 3 FEET...5 YR RETURN PERIOD.
  • 10.4 ftPICKENS COUNTY FLEA MARKET WILL BE FLOODED.
  • 10 ftTRIB TO 12 MILE CREEK WILL LIKELY BE FLOODING PARTS OF CONCORD CHURCH RD.
  • 7.9 ftFLEA MARKET NEAR 12 MILE CREEK WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD IN LOW LYING AREAS.
  • 3.3 ft3.3 IN 12 HR CAUSED A 5 FT RISE.
  • 3 ft3-4 INCH IN 2 HOURS ACROSS BASIN CAUSED 9 FT RISE AND TOOK RIVER ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
  • 1.5 ft1.5 INCHES IN 2-3 HRS CAUSED A 3 TO 4 FOOT RISE FROM 2.5 FT TO 6.5 FT.

Highest crests on record

  1. 17.26 ft — February 7, 2020
  2. 15.5 ft — September 28, 2024
  3. 14.78 ft — June 27, 2006
  4. 13.46 ft — January 8, 1998
  5. 13.1 ft — August 18, 1994

Recent crests: 15.5 ft (September 28, 2024) · 17.26 ft (February 7, 2020) · 9.43 ft (November 12, 2018) · 8.5 ft (October 23, 2017) · 5.56 ft (April 24, 2017)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Pickens CountyNWS gauge pageUSGS gauge 02186000

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LIBS1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.