Wando River above Mount Pleasant, SC

River level and flood forecast · Charleston County

Normal2.0 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM

Flow: 114,000 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.

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 9.75 ftRecord tide level reached in association with Tropical Storm Irma on September 11th, 2017.

Highest crests on record

  1. 9.753 ft — September 11, 2017
  2. 9.53 ft — December 17, 2023
  3. 9.37 ft — August 30, 2023
  4. 9.253 ft — October 8, 2016
  5. 8.663 ft — October 27, 2015

Recent crests: 8.55 ft (October 10, 2025) · 9.53 ft (December 17, 2023) · 9.37 ft (August 30, 2023) · 8.46 ft (June 4, 2023) · 8.473 ft (November 7, 2021)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WRIS1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.