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N. Fork Edisto River at Orangeburg Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 4.68 ft at 6:00PM May 16, 2019Observed: 4.67 ft at 7:00PM May 16, 2019Observed: 4.67 ft at 8:00PM May 16, 2019Observed: 4.67 ft at 9:00PM May 16, 2019Observed: 4.67 ft at 10:00PM May 16, 2019Observed: 4.67 ft at 11:00PM May 16, 2019Observed: 4.67 ft at 12:00AM May 17, 2019Observed: 4.67 ft at 1:00AM May 17, 2019Observed: 4.68 ft at 2:00AM May 17, 2019Observed: 4.68 ft at 3:00AM May 17, 2019Observed: 4.68 ft at 4:00AM May 17, 2019Observed: 4.68 ft at 5:00AM May 17, 2019Observed: 4.68 ft at 6:00AM May 17, 2019Observed: 4.68 ft at 7:00AM May 17, 2019Observed: 4.67 ft at 8:00AM May 17, 2019Observed: 4.68 ft at 9:00AM May 17, 2019Highest Observation: 4.69 ft at 10:00AM May 17, 2019Observed: 4.68 ft at 11:00AM May 17, 2019Observed: 4.68 ft at 12:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 4.68 ft at 1:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 4.67 ft at 2:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 4.67 ft at 3:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 4.66 ft at 4:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 4.65 ft at 5:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 4.61 ft at 6:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 4.64 ft at 7:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 4.64 ft at 8:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 4.64 ft at 9:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 4.63 ft at 10:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 4.63 ft at 11:00PM May 17, 2019Observed: 4.63 ft at 12:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 4.63 ft at 1:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 4.62 ft at 2:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 4.63 ft at 3:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 4.63 ft at 4:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 4.63 ft at 5:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 4.62 ft at 6:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 4.62 ft at 7:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 4.62 ft at 8:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 4.62 ft at 9:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 4.62 ft at 10:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 4.61 ft at 11:00AM May 18, 2019Observed: 4.6 ft at 12:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 4.57 ft at 1:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 4.55 ft at 2:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 4.58 ft at 3:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 4.57 ft at 4:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 4.56 ft at 5:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 4.49 ft at 6:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 4.54 ft at 7:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 4.53 ft at 8:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 4.52 ft at 9:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 4.48 ft at 10:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 4.51 ft at 11:00PM May 18, 2019Observed: 4.49 ft at 12:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 4.49 ft at 1:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 4.48 ft at 2:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 4.46 ft at 3:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 4.46 ft at 4:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 4.45 ft at 5:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 4.45 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 4.44 ft at 7:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 4.43 ft at 8:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 4.42 ft at 9:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 4.41 ft at 10:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 4.36 ft at 11:00AM May 19, 2019Observed: 4.38 ft at 12:00PM May 19, 2019Observed: 4.35 ft at 1:00PM May 19, 2019Observed: 4.34 ft at 2:00PM May 19, 2019Observed: 4.33 ft at 3:00PM May 19, 2019Observed: 4.32 ft at 4:00PM May 19, 2019Observed: 4.3 ft at 5:00PM May 19, 2019Observed: 4.27 ft at 6:00PM May 19, 2019Observed: 4.27 ft at 7:00PM May 19, 2019Observed: 4.25 ft at 8:00PM May 19, 2019Observed: 4.23 ft at 9:00PM May 19, 2019Observed: 4.21 ft at 10:00PM May 19, 2019Observed: 4.2 ft at 11:00PM May 19, 2019Observed: 4.18 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2019Observed: 4.16 ft at 1:00AM May 20, 2019Observed: 4.15 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2019Observed: 4.14 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2019Observed: 4.12 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2019Observed: 4.12 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2019Observed: 4.1 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2019Observed: 4.09 ft at 7:00AM May 20, 2019Observed: 4.06 ft at 8:00AM May 20, 2019Observed: 4.06 ft at 9:00AM May 20, 2019Observed: 4.04 ft at 10:00AM May 20, 2019Observed: 4.03 ft at 11:00AM May 20, 2019Observed: 4.01 ft at 12:00PM May 20, 2019Observed: 3.99 ft at 1:00PM May 20, 2019Observed: 3.98 ft at 2:00PM May 20, 2019Observed: 3.96 ft at 3:00PM May 20, 2019Observed: 3.95 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2019Observed: 3.93 ft at 5:00PM May 20, 2019Observed: 3.92 ft at 6:00PM May 20, 2019Observed: 3.91 ft at 7:00PM May 20, 2019Observed: 3.89 ft at 8:00PM May 20, 2019Observed: 3.88 ft at 9:00PM May 20, 2019Observed: 3.87 ft at 10:00PM May 20, 2019Observed: 3.86 ft at 11:00PM May 20, 2019Observed: 3.84 ft at 12:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.84 ft at 1:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.83 ft at 2:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.82 ft at 3:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.81 ft at 4:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.8 ft at 5:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.79 ft at 6:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.78 ft at 7:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.77 ft at 8:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.76 ft at 9:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.75 ft at 10:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.74 ft at 11:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.73 ft at 12:00PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.72 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.7 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.67 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2019Observed: 3.68 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2019Highest Forecast: 3.7 ft 8:00PM May 21, 2019Forecast: 3.6 ft 2:00AM May 22, 2019Forecast: 3.5 ft 8:00AM May 22, 2019Forecast: 3.5 ft 2:00PM May 22, 2019Forecast: 3.5 ft 8:00PM May 22, 2019Forecast: 3.4 ft 2:00AM May 23, 2019Forecast: 3.4 ft 8:00AM May 23, 2019Forecast: 3.3 ft 2:00PM May 23, 2019Forecast: 3.3 ft 8:00PM May 23, 2019Forecast: 3.3 ft 2:00AM May 24, 2019Forecast: 3.2 ft 8:00AM May 24, 2019Forecast: 3.2 ft 2:00PM May 24, 2019USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesORBS1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (5:16PM May 21, 2019)ObservedForecast (issued 9:22AM May 21)Latest observed value: 3.68 ft at 4:00 PM EDT 21-May-2019. Flood Stage is 8 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

Reliability of the Forecast: Based on current and forecast river, weather and reservoir conditions

NOTE: Forecasts for the N. Fork Edisto River at Orangeburg are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 11.5
Moderate Flood Stage: 10
Flood Stage: 8
Action Stage: 7
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 14.70 ft on 09/01/1928
(2) 14.28 ft on 09/18/1945
(3) 13.64 ft on 10/06/2015
(4) 11.64 ft on 03/05/1971
(5) 11.56 ft on 09/06/1979
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 7.68 ft on 01/27/2019
(2) 7.95 ft on 12/15/2018
(3) 6.39 ft on 02/06/2018
(4) 7.51 ft on 12/10/2017
(5) 8.01 ft on 04/03/2016
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.87 ft on 08/13/2002
(2) 1.48 ft on 08/23/2007
(3) 1.49 ft on 07/04/2008
(4) 1.68 ft on 09/12/2007
(5) 1.77 ft on 06/03/2000
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14 The dike along the river in the city of Orangeburg will be topped. Extensive areas of the city including US Highway 301 and the Edisto Memorial Gardens will be flooded.
12 Secondary roads near Orangeburg become flooded at stages above 12 ft. Extensive farmland and lowlands downstream from Orangeburg will be flooded.
11 The river exceeds levee diking at stages above 11 ft. Large areas in the city of Orangeburg will be flooded.
10 Farmland and lowlands along Highway 301 near Orangeburg become flooded at stages above 10 ft.
8 Some minor flooding occurs along the boardwalk at Edisto Gardens. Downstream from the Highway 301 bridge, some roads off Chiquita street near the river begin to flood.
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Latitude: 33.483333° N, Longitude: 80.873611° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 8 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 149.02 ft 157.02 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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Data courtesy of the United States Geological Survey.
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