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Edisto River near Branchville

Highest listed crest 14.09 ftFlood stage 8.5 ft10 crests since 1964

The Edisto River near Branchville crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1964 to 2025. The highest, 14.09 ft on November 9, 2024, was major flooding, 5.59 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
14.09 ft
November 9, 2024
Flood stage
8.5 ft
Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major
1
29th of 79 gauges in South Carolina
Most recent flood crest
May 16, 2025
9.13 ft, minor flooding
Location
Bamberg 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 near Branchville
Action stage7.55Sep 3, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.51May 16, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.02Aug 9, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.01Nov 9, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

10 crests from 1964 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Edisto River near Branchville, 1964 to 2025 6810121416ft Flood stage 8.5 ftMajor 12.0 ft Sep 3, 1964: 11.44 ft, moderate flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 2023: 8.14 ft, action stageFeb 15, 2023: 8.32 ft, action stageApr 3, 2023: 7.77 ft, action stageApr 16, 2023: 8.24 ft, action stageMay 25, 2023: 6.49 ft, below flood stageSep 3, 2023: 8.11 ft, action stageAug 9, 2024: 10.64 ft, moderate floodingNov 9, 2024: 14.09 ft, major floodingMay 16, 2025: 9.13 ft, minor flooding Highest, 14.09 ft, Nov 9, 2024 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Edisto River near Branchville 1960s: 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 3 3 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 near Branchville
1Nov 9, 202414.09+5.59Major—
2Sep 3, 196411.44+2.94Moderate14,600
3Aug 9, 202410.64+2.14Moderate—
4May 16, 20259.13+0.63Minor—
5Feb 15, 20238.32−0.18Action—
6Apr 16, 20238.24−0.26Action—
7Feb 3, 20238.14−0.36Action—
8Sep 3, 20238.11−0.39Action—
9Apr 3, 20237.77−0.73Action—
10May 25, 20236.49−2.01Below flood stage—

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 9, 2024: 14.09 ft here, major flooding

  • CanadysSC · Nov 11, 2024 · 23.91 ft · Major · its highest
  • Givhans FerrySC · Nov 12, 2024 · 14.70 ft · Moderate

August 9, 2024: 10.64 ft here, moderate flooding

May 16, 2025: 9.13 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
Branchville this gaugeSC8.514.09 ft, Nov 9, 20241
CanadysSC18.523.91 ft, Nov 11, 20242
Givhans FerrySC10.017.50 ft, Feb 1, 192513

Other gauges in Bamberg County

Flood gauges in Bamberg County
Denmark11.011.70 ft, Oct 1, 19290

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EBRS1, 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.