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Probability Information Weekly Chance of Exceeding Levels Chance of Exceeding Levels During Entire Period Short-term Probabilistic Guidance (Experimental)

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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: Forecast data shown here are guidance values only. Please refer to your local NWS office. NOTE: Forecasts for the Saluda River at West Pelzer are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 20 Moderate Flood Stage: 16 Flood Stage: 12 Action Stage: 11 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 25.60 ft on 08/25/1908 (2) 18.00 ft on 08/17/1928 (3) 18.00 ft on 10/22/1918 (4) 15.00 ft on 04/07/1936 (5) 15.00 ft on 10/08/1949 (6) 15.00 ft on 10/08/1940 (7) 14.00 ft on 09/18/1937 (8) 14.00 ft on 12/24/1954 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 13.36 ft on 02/07/2020 (P) (2) 8.67 ft on 11/03/2015 (3) 8.50 ft on 10/04/2015 (4) 8.66 ft on 05/06/2013 (5) 9.62 ft on 01/18/2013 (6) 8.97 ft on 11/12/2009 (7) 12.22 ft on 07/08/2005 (8) 8.40 ft on 06/29/2005 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 1.80 ft on 08/08/1907 (2) 2.00 ft on 09/09/1925 (3) 2.00 ft on 06/29/1914 (4) 2.20 ft on 11/27/1910 (5) 2.20 ft on 12/22/1943 Show More Low Water Records For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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Flood Impacts & Photos

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25.6	Record flood
25.5	Near record flooding will occur, causing flooding around the lee steam plant.
20	Several homes along adger street will be flooded.
18	Streets and homes in the mill area will be flooded.
16.3	Moderate flooding begins. First floor of the lowest house in the Pelzer Mills area where Lyman and Adger Streets come together will be flooded.
12	Minor Flood Stage. Further flooding of woodlands and fields downstream of gage will occur. Additional flooding of the area around the Pelzer boat ramp will occur and floodwaters will continue to impact adjacent yards. Flooding of Arden Road will continue.
11	Action Stage. The woodlands along both sides of the river are flooding. Water will enter a backyard of one home on Arden Road near Culbertson road. Parts of Pelzer boat ramp and yards of some homes along Adger Street in Anderson County will be flooded. Arden Road will be flooded by a couple inches of flood waters.
10.8	Arden Road in Greenville County will begin to flood at its lowest elevation, which is directly across the Saluda River from the boat ramp in Anderson County.
9	The boat ramp located off of Adger Street in Anderson County is inundated. Water is beginning to spread across the associated parking lot and access road. Water is beginning to inundate the lowest elevations of one backyard that borders the access road.
7	About 2 ft of water will be going over the dam.
Photos (1) looking downstream ...river level around 12 ft (2) looking upstream... river level around 12 ft (3) west pelzer gage site river at normal levels

About This Location

Latitude: 34.643333° N, Longitude: 82.454167° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 12 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 29 689.734 ft 701.734 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available

Additional Information

Potential River Level (Ensemble) Hydrographs Used to Estimate the Chance of Flooding and the Range of Possible River Levels Over the Next 10 Days Hydrologic Ensemble Forecast Service (HEFS) North American Ensemble Forecast System (NAEFS) Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS) Note: The hydrograph at the top of the page is the official NWS forecast for this location based on 48 hours of forecasted rainfall. The ensemble hydrographs shown here are used to assess the range of possible river levels and likelihood of river flooding over the next 10 days using dozens of model-derived, 10-day rainfall forecasts. See the Product Description Document link for more information on the Meteorological Model-based Ensemble Forecasting System (MMEFS) which produces the ensemble hydrographs above. Clicking on each ensemble hydrograph enlarges the graph and takes you to the MMEFS website for additional guidance.

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