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Edisto River below Canadys

Highest listed crest 23.91 ftFlood stage 18.5 ft15 crests since 2022

The Edisto River below Canadys crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 15 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2022 to 2025. The highest, 23.91 ft on November 11, 2024, was major flooding, 5.41 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Edisto River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.91 ft
November 11, 2024
Flood stage
18.5 ft
Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major
2
21st of 79 gauges in South Carolina
Most recent flood crest
June 5, 2025
18.85 ft, minor flooding
Location
Dorchester 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, Edisto River below Canadys
Action stage17.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.513Jun 5, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage22.02Nov 11, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

15 crests from 2022 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Edisto River below Canadys, 2022 to 2025 18202224ft Flood stage 18.5 ftMajor 22.0 ft Apr 13, 2022: 19.34 ft, minor floodingFeb 4, 2023: 19.40 ft, minor floodingFeb 17, 2023: 19.55 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 2023: 18.54 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 2023: 19.21 ft, minor floodingJun 27, 2023: 19.40 ft, minor floodingSep 2, 2023: 19.57 ft, minor floodingJan 15, 2024: 18.51 ft, minor floodingFeb 18, 2024: 18.69 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 2024: 19.95 ft, minor floodingAug 10, 2024: 23.05 ft, major floodingOct 3, 2024: 18.83 ft, minor floodingNov 11, 2024: 23.91 ft, major floodingMay 19, 2025: 19.91 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 2025: 18.85 ft, minor flooding Highest, 23.91 ft, Nov 11, 2024 20252030
  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, Edisto River below Canadys
1Nov 11, 202423.91+5.41Major—
2Aug 10, 202423.05+4.55Major—
3Mar 12, 202419.95+1.45Minor—
4May 19, 202519.91+1.41Minor—
5Sep 2, 202319.57+1.07Minor—
6Feb 17, 202319.55+1.05Minor—
7Feb 4, 202319.40+0.90Minor—
8Jun 27, 202319.40+0.90Minor—
9Apr 13, 202219.34+0.84Minor—
10Apr 18, 202319.21+0.71Minor—
11Jun 5, 202518.85+0.35Minor—
12Oct 3, 202418.83+0.33Minor—
13Feb 18, 202418.69+0.19Minor—
14Apr 6, 202318.54+0.04Minor—
15Jan 15, 202418.51+0.01Minor—

The worst floods along the Edisto River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Edisto River that crested above flood stage within a week.

November 11, 2024: 23.91 ft here, major flooding

August 10, 2024: 23.05 ft here, major flooding

March 12, 2024: 19.95 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Edisto River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Edisto River
BranchvilleSC8.514.09 ft, Nov 9, 20241
Canadys this gaugeSC18.523.91 ft, Nov 11, 20242
Givhans FerrySC10.017.50 ft, Feb 1, 192513

Other gauges in Dorchester County

Flood gauges in Dorchester County
Givhans Ferry10.017.50 ft, Feb 1, 192513

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CERS1, 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.