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Cedar Creek at Congaree NP Near Gadsden

Highest listed crest 17.40 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft29 crests since 1982

The Cedar Creek at Congaree NP Near Gadsden crested above flood stage 27 times among the 29 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1982 to 2025. The highest, 17.40 ft on October 5, 2015, was minor flooding, 9.40 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.40 ft
October 5, 2015
Flood stage
8.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
27 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 16, 2025
10.07 ft, minor flooding
Location
Richland County
South Carolina

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Cedar Creek at Congaree NP Near Gadsden
Flood stage (minor)8.027Feb 16, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

29 crests from 1982 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cedar Creek at Congaree NP Near Gadsden, 1982 to 2025 05101520ft Flood stage 8.0 ft Jan 7, 1982: 10.59 ft, minor floodingSep 11, 1987: 4.03 ft, below flood stageOct 5, 2015: 17.40 ft, minor floodingJan 7, 2019: 9.40 ft, minor floodingDec 16, 2019: 9.37 ft, minor floodingDec 27, 2019: 10.57 ft, minor floodingJan 16, 2020: 10.96 ft, minor floodingFeb 10, 2020: 16.02 ft, minor floodingApr 8, 2022: 11.10 ft, minor floodingApr 22, 2022: 9.85 ft, minor floodingDec 10, 2022: 6.44 ft, below flood stageDec 19, 2022: 9.39 ft, minor floodingDec 25, 2022: 8.71 ft, minor floodingJan 7, 2023: 11.51 ft, minor floodingJan 28, 2023: 9.76 ft, minor floodingFeb 15, 2023: 9.75 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 2023: 10.40 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 2023: 12.04 ft, minor floodingJun 25, 2023: 10.21 ft, minor floodingJan 13, 2024: 14.48 ft, minor floodingJan 30, 2024: 9.88 ft, minor floodingFeb 15, 2024: 8.91 ft, minor floodingMar 4, 2024: 9.92 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 2024: 8.01 ft, minor floodingAug 11, 2024: 9.96 ft, minor floodingOct 1, 2024: 16.37 ft, minor floodingNov 8, 2024: 8.61 ft, minor floodingDec 15, 2024: 9.47 ft, minor floodingFeb 16, 2025: 10.07 ft, minor flooding Highest, 17.40 ft, Oct 5, 2015 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cedar Creek at Congaree NP Near Gadsden 1980s: 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 4 2020s: 22 22 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Cedar Creek at Congaree NP Near Gadsden
1Oct 5, 201517.40+9.40Minor—
2Oct 1, 202416.37+8.37Minor—
3Feb 10, 202016.02+8.02Minor—
4Jan 13, 202414.48+6.48Minor—
5May 1, 202312.04+4.04Minor—
6Jan 7, 202311.51+3.51Minor—
7Apr 8, 202211.10+3.10Minor—
8Jan 16, 202010.96+2.96Minor—
9Jan 7, 198210.59+2.59Minor—
10Dec 27, 201910.57+2.57Minor—
11Apr 12, 202310.40+2.40Minor—
12Jun 25, 202310.21+2.21Minor—
13Feb 16, 202510.07+2.07Minor—
14Aug 11, 20249.96+1.96Minor—
15Mar 4, 20249.92+1.92Minor—
16Jan 30, 20249.88+1.88Minor—
17Apr 22, 20229.85+1.85Minor—
18Jan 28, 20239.76+1.76Minor—
19Feb 15, 20239.75+1.75Minor—
20Dec 15, 20249.47+1.47Minor—
21Jan 7, 20199.40+1.40Minor—
22Dec 19, 20229.39+1.39Minor—
23Dec 16, 20199.37+1.37Minor—
24Feb 15, 20248.91+0.91Minor—
25Dec 25, 20228.71+0.71Minor—
26Nov 8, 20248.61+0.61Minor—
27Mar 31, 20248.01+0.01Minor—
28Dec 10, 20226.44−1.56Below flood stage—
29Sep 11, 19874.03−3.97Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Richland County

Flood gauges in Richland County
Congaree National Park15.019.83 ft, Oct 5, 20150
US 766.719.60 ft, Oct 4, 20151
Pickens Street7.213.43 ft, Jul 4, 20220
Whaley Street7.312.90 ft, Jul 4, 202215
North Main St9.018.87 ft, Oct 4, 20151

Richland County: every hazard · River floods across the country · South Carolina

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CCKS1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.