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Church Creek near West Ashley

Highest listed crest 7.83 ftFlood stage 5.5 ft18 crests since 2017

The Church Creek near West Ashley crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 18 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2017 to 2025. The highest, 7.83 ft on September 12, 2017, was major flooding, 2.33 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
7.83 ft
September 12, 2017
Flood stage
5.5 ft
Major flooding from 7.5 ft
Crests at major
1
29th of 79 gauges in South Carolina
Most recent flood crest
August 6, 2024
6.90 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Charleston County
Near Charleston (5.9 mi), North Charleston (6.1 mi), Hanahan (8.1 mi)
Identifiers
NWS BEES1
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Church Creek near West Ashley
Action stage5.012Sep 7, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.54Mar 9, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage6.51Aug 6, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage7.51Sep 12, 2017Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

18 crests from 2017 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Church Creek near West Ashley, 2017 to 2025 5678ft Flood stage 5.5 ftMajor 7.5 ft Sep 12, 2017: 7.83 ft, major floodingDec 14, 2018: 5.48 ft, action stageSep 5, 2019: 5.35 ft, action stageDec 23, 2019: 5.29 ft, action stageMar 5, 2020: 5.14 ft, action stageAug 24, 2020: 5.08 ft, action stageJul 8, 2021: 5.25 ft, action stageOct 5, 2021: 5.53 ft, minor floodingJul 10, 2022: 5.48 ft, action stageJul 23, 2022: 5.73 ft, minor floodingSep 1, 2022: 5.29 ft, action stageSep 30, 2022: 6.19 ft, minor floodingJul 8, 2023: 5.12 ft, action stageMar 2, 2024: 5.11 ft, action stageMar 9, 2024: 5.63 ft, minor floodingAug 6, 2024: 6.90 ft, moderate floodingAug 23, 2025: 5.30 ft, action stageSep 7, 2025: 5.17 ft, action stage Highest, 7.83 ft, Sep 12, 2017 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Church Creek near West Ashley 2010s: 1 2020s: 5 5 2010s2020s
  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, Church Creek near West Ashley
1Sep 12, 20177.83+2.33Major—
2Aug 6, 20246.90+1.40Moderate—
3Sep 30, 20226.19+0.69Minor—
4Jul 23, 20225.73+0.23Minor—
5Mar 9, 20245.63+0.13Minor—
6Oct 5, 20215.53+0.03Minor—
7Dec 14, 20185.48−0.02Action—
8Jul 10, 20225.48−0.02Action—
9Sep 5, 20195.35−0.15Action—
10Aug 23, 20255.30−0.20Action—
11Dec 23, 20195.29−0.21Action—
12Sep 1, 20225.29−0.21Action—
13Jul 8, 20215.25−0.25Action—
14Sep 7, 20255.17−0.33Action—
15Mar 5, 20205.14−0.36Action—
16Jul 8, 20235.12−0.38Action—
17Mar 2, 20245.11−0.39Action—
18Aug 24, 20205.08−0.42Action—

Other gauges in Charleston County

Flood gauges in Charleston County
Charleston Harbor (IN MLLW)7.012.52 ft, Sep 22, 198941

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BEES1, 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.