Wateree River near Camden, SC
River level and flood forecast · Kershaw County
Normal12.2 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 11.8 ft below flood stage (24 ft).
Forecast to fall to 7.6 ft by Sat, Oct 17, 8 AM.
Flow: 8,630 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:50 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 35 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 29 ft |
| Flood stage | 24 ft |
| Action stage | 16 ft |
| Record crest (September 30, 2024) | 38.03 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 41 ftThe Southern Railroad near Wateree may be flooded.
- 39 ftSouthern Railroad traffic downstream from Camden and in the Eastover area may be affected.
- 35 ftFairview Plant Road near the river floods. Flood water backs up into Five and Twenty Mile Creek west of Camden.
- 32 ftLivestock may become cut off on small islands downstream from Camden.
- 29 ftPortions of the Invista Plant property in Lugoff become flooded.
- 27 ftAccess road in the Wild Turkey Lane Community will be flooded. River bottomland between Camden and Lugoff begins to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 38.03 ft — September 30, 2024
- 35.23 ft — February 8, 2020
- 34.34 ft — January 1, 2016
- 33.24 ft — October 3, 1989
- 33 ft — July 21, 1919
Recent crests: 21.07 ft (February 17, 2025) · 13.96 ft (December 13, 2024) · 38.03 ft (September 30, 2024) · 30.3 ft (August 10, 2024) · 20.51 ft (March 7, 2024)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CMDS1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.