About this river
Grove Creek is a 4.0 mile stream near Southern Comfort Striper Guide in South Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Saluda River above I-85 near Golden Grove, SC (site 02162550). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2022 to 2026
Grove Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 709 cfs, and lowest in October, at 246 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 11,000 cfs, in 2024.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 645 | 376 to 1,130 | |
| February | 709 | 420 to 854 | |
| March | 663 | 582 to 998 | |
| April | 636 | 556 to 756 | |
| May | 617 | 536 to 768 | |
| June | 439 | 365 to 620 | |
| July | 369 | 304 to 478 | |
| August | 367 | 306 to 512 | |
| September | 285 | 199 to 556 | |
| October | 246 | 167 to 544 | |
| November | 307 | 199 to 400 | |
| December | 433 | 288 to 673 |
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 4 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Saluda River above I-85 near Golden Grove, SC (site 02162550). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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