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Saluda River at West Pelzer Stage (ft)Observed: 4.72 ft at 8:00PM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 4.7 ft at 9:00PM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 4.65 ft at 10:00PM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 4.62 ft at 11:00PM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 4.59 ft at 12:00AM Mar 20, 2024Observed: 4.57 ft at 1:00AM Mar 20, 2024Observed: 4.55 ft at 2:00AM Mar 20, 2024Observed: 4.52 ft at 3:00AM Mar 20, 2024Observed: 4.52 ft at 4:00AM Mar 20, 2024Observed: 4.52 ft at 5:00AM Mar 20, 2024Observed: 4.54 ft at 6:00AM Mar 20, 2024Observed: 4.55 ft at 7:00AM Mar 20, 2024Observed: 4.57 ft at 8:00AM Mar 20, 2024Observed: 4.6 ft at 9:00AM Mar 20, 2024Observed: 4.61 ft at 10:00AM Mar 20, 2024Observed: 4.64 ft at 11:00AM Mar 20, 2024Observed: 4.67 ft at 12:00PM Mar 20, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 1:00PM Mar 20, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 2:00PM Mar 20, 2024Observed: 4.7 ft at 3:00PM Mar 20, 2024Observed: 4.65 ft at 4:00PM Mar 20, 2024Observed: 4.64 ft at 5:00PM Mar 20, 2024Observed: 4.61 ft at 6:00PM Mar 20, 2024Observed: 4.6 ft at 7:00PM Mar 20, 2024Observed: 4.56 ft at 8:00PM Mar 20, 2024Observed: 4.55 ft at 9:00PM Mar 20, 2024Observed: 4.55 ft at 10:00PM Mar 20, 2024Observed: 4.54 ft at 11:00PM Mar 20, 2024Observed: 4.52 ft at 12:00AM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 4.52 ft at 1:00AM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 4.52 ft at 2:00AM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 4.51 ft at 3:00AM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 4.52 ft at 4:00AM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 4.52 ft at 5:00AM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 4.53 ft at 6:00AM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 4.54 ft at 7:00AM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 4.55 ft at 8:00AM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 4.71 ft at 9:00AM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 10:00AM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 4.76 ft at 11:00AM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 12:00PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 4.74 ft at 1:00PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 4.74 ft at 2:00PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 3:00PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 4:00PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 5:00PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 6:00PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 7:00PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 8:00PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 4.7 ft at 9:00PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 10:00PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 11:00PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 12:00AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 4.73 ft at 1:00AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 2:00AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 3:00AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 4:00AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 4.71 ft at 5:00AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 6:00AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 4.71 ft at 7:00AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 4.71 ft at 8:00AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 9:00AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 4.71 ft at 10:00AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 4.76 ft at 11:00AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 4.66 ft at 12:00PM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 4.58 ft at 1:00PM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 4.53 ft at 2:00PM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 4.51 ft at 3:00PM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 4.51 ft at 4:00PM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 4.52 ft at 5:00PM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 4.59 ft at 6:00PM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 7:00PM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 4.92 ft at 8:00PM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 5.04 ft at 9:00PM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 10:00PM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 5.24 ft at 11:00PM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 5.33 ft at 12:00AM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 5.38 ft at 1:00AM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 5.44 ft at 2:00AM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 5.48 ft at 3:00AM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 5.52 ft at 4:00AM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 5.58 ft at 5:00AM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 5.6 ft at 6:00AM Mar 23, 2024Highest Observation: 5.64 ft at 7:00AM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 5.62 ft at 8:00AM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 5.58 ft at 9:00AM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 5.54 ft at 10:00AM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 5.48 ft at 11:00AM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 5.43 ft at 12:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 5.4 ft at 1:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 2:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 3:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 5.27 ft at 4:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 5:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 6:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 4.99 ft at 7:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 4.9 ft at 8:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 4.84 ft at 9:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 10:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 4.67 ft at 11:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 4.58 ft at 12:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 4.53 ft at 1:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 4.46 ft at 2:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 4.31 ft at 6:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 4.56 ft at 7:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 8:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 4.8 ft at 9:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 4.91 ft at 10:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 11:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 4.7 ft at 12:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 1:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 2:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 3:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 4:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 4.7 ft at 5:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 4.77 ft at 6:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 4.85 ft at 7:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 4.92 ft at 8:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 4.96 ft at 9:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5 ft at 10:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.03 ft at 11:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.05 ft at 12:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.05 ft at 1:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.05 ft at 2:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.05 ft at 3:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.06 ft at 4:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 4.94 ft at 9:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 4.81 ft at 10:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 11:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 4.58 ft at 12:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 4.45 ft at 1:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 4.38 ft at 2:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 4.28 ft at 3:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 4.23 ft at 4:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 4.23 ft at 5:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 4.34 ft at 6:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 4.52 ft at 7:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 4.67 ft at 8:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 4.8 ft at 9:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 4.87 ft at 10:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 4.92 ft at 11:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 4.95 ft at 12:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.97 ft at 1:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.96 ft at 2:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.96 ft at 3:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.98 ft at 4:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.96 ft at 5:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.97 ft at 6:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.96 ft at 7:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.97 ft at 8:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.96 ft at 9:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.96 ft at 10:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.99 ft at 11:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.97 ft at 12:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.96 ft at 1:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.95 ft at 2:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.95 ft at 3:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.94 ft at 4:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.95 ft at 5:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.94 ft at 6:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.92 ft at 7:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.93 ft at 8:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.9 ft at 9:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.85 ft at 10:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.8 ft at 11:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.77 ft at 12:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.77 ft at 1:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.79 ft at 2:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.83 ft at 3:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.85 ft at 4:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.89 ft at 5:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.93 ft at 6:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.95 ft at 7:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.98 ft at 8:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.98 ft at 9:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5 ft at 10:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.97 ft at 11:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.94 ft at 12:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.9 ft at 2:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.91 ft at 3:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.88 ft at 4:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.88 ft at 5:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.87 ft at 6:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.87 ft at 7:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.88 ft at 8:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.89 ft at 9:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.93 ft at 10:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.92 ft at 11:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.92 ft at 12:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 4.9 ft at 1:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 4.91 ft at 2:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 4.91 ft at 3:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 4.89 ft at 4:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 4.9 ft at 5:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 4.9 ft at 6:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 4.9 ft at 7:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 4.94 ft at 8:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 4.93 ft at 9:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 4.91 ft at 10:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 4.87 ft at 11:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.01 ft at 12:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 4.9 ft at 2:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 4.88 ft at 3:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 4.89 ft at 4:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 4.87 ft at 5:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 4.89 ft at 6:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 4.87 ft at 7:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 4.87 ft at 8:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 4.85 ft at 9:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 4.84 ft at 10:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 4.83 ft at 11:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 4.84 ft at 12:00AM Mar 29, 2024WEPS1(plotting HGIRP) Graph Created (12:36AM Mar 29, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 4.84 ft at 12:00 AM EDT 29-Mar-2024. Flood Stage is 12 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: 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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Upstream Gauge - above Old Easley Rd 5 W Greenville Upstream Gauge Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - at Chappells
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 07/17/1916
(8) 14.00 ft on 12/10/1919
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(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
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(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 12/22/1943
(5) 2.20 ft on 11/27/1910
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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.
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(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
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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  
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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.

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