Congaree River at U.s. Hwy 601 Nr. Fort Motte, SC

Calhoun County, South Carolina · USGS 02169750

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What this gauge represents: This gauge measures conditions on Congaree River at its USGS monitoring location in Calhoun County; conditions elsewhere on the waterway may differ.

How to read these numbers
Streamflow (ft³/s or CFS)

How much water moves past the gauge each second. Higher numbers mean more water is moving downstream.

Gauge height (ft)

The water-surface height at this gauge. It is useful for tracking rises, falls and flood thresholds, but it is not the river's total depth.

24-hour change

How much the latest reading has risen or fallen compared with roughly 24 hours earlier.

Historical median

The typical streamflow for this date based on USGS historical statistics. A multiple such as 3× means current flow is about three times the historical median.

River Pulse

Get Water Data's plain-language summary of current flow, historical context and recent direction.

NOAA flood stage

Official action and flood thresholds where available. These levels are specific to each gauge location.

Gauge height and flood stage are station-specific. A 12-foot reading at one gauge should not be directly compared with 12 feet at another.

RECENT STREAMFLOW

Streamflow trend

Daily mean streamflow · Aug 28–Sep 26 · dates shown in UTC · 30 observations

Look at the data (30 rows)
Displayed USGS daily mean streamflow observations
Date (UTC)Daily mean
Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM2,960 CFS
Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM2,970 CFS
Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM2,990 CFS
Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM2,960 CFS
Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM2,920 CFS
Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM2,900 CFS
Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM2,890 CFS
Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM2,910 CFS
Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM2,870 CFS
Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM2,880 CFS
Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM2,880 CFS
Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM2,880 CFS
Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM2,870 CFS
Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM2,830 CFS
Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM2,800 CFS
Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM2,790 CFS
Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM2,820 CFS
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM2,820 CFS
Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM2,800 CFS
Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM2,800 CFS
Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM2,800 CFS
Sep 18, 2026, 12:00 AM2,790 CFS
Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM2,810 CFS
Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM2,830 CFS
Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM2,790 CFS
Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM2,740 CFS
Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM2,740 CFS
Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM2,740 CFS
Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM2,830 CFS
Sep 26, 2026, 12:00 AM3,490 CFS
STATION DETAILS

About this gauge

Site type: Stream
County: Calhoun County
Drainage area: 8,520 mi²
Current measurements: 1
DATA SOURCE

Official USGS station

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LIVE RIVER CONDITIONS
Congaree River at U.s. Hwy 601 Nr. Fort Motte, SCUSGS 02169750
STREAMFLOW—
GAUGE HEIGHT75.33 ft