About this river
Big Creek is a 2.4 mile river near Southern Comfort Striper Guide in South Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Saluda River near Williamston, SC (site 02163001). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1995 to 2026
Big Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 819 cfs, and lowest in September, at 349 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 15,800 cfs, in 2024.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 728 | 476 to 1,150 | |
| February | 786 | 481 to 1,160 | |
| March | 819 | 577 to 1,160 | |
| April | 791 | 545 to 1,105 | |
| May | 645 | 418 to 919 | |
| June | 518 | 323 to 764 | |
| July | 403 | 265 to 572 | |
| August | 382 | 238 to 604 | |
| September | 349 | 189 to 530 | |
| October | 367 | 223 to 636 | |
| November | 406 | 288 to 679 | |
| December | 556 | 402 to 939 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 31 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Saluda River near Williamston, SC (site 02163001). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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