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Edisto River near Givhans Ferry

Highest listed crest 17.50 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft135 crests since 1904

The Edisto River near Givhans Ferry crested at major flood stage 13 times among the 135 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1904 to 2025. The highest, 17.50 ft on February 1, 1925, was major flooding, 7.50 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.50 ft
February 1, 1925; 24,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major
13
5th of 79 gauges in South Carolina
Most recent flood crest
May 20, 2025
10.54 ft, minor flooding
Location
Dorchester County
Near Summerville (12.4 mi)

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 Givhans Ferry
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.062May 20, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.060Nov 12, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.013Aug 11, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

135 crests from 1904 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Edisto River near Givhans Ferry, 1904 to 2025 1012141618ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 15.0 ft Aug 1, 1904: 17.00 ft, major floodingJul 31, 1919: 14.00 ft, moderate floodingSep 1, 1924: 15.50 ft, major floodingFeb 1, 1925: 17.50 ft, major flooding; 24,900 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 1928: 15.70 ft, major flooding; 19,500 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1939: 14.68 ft, moderate flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1940: 13.03 ft, moderate flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1941: 12.64 ft, moderate flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1941: 13.48 ft, moderate flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1943: 11.32 ft, minor flooding; 8,010 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1944: 13.44 ft, moderate flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1945: 17.28 ft, major flooding; 24,300 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1946: 11.58 ft, minor flooding; 8,940 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1947: 11.38 ft, minor flooding; 8,540 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1948: 14.38 ft, moderate flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1948: 14.62 ft, moderate flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1952: 11.27 ft, minor flooding; 7,950 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1953: 12.26 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1958: 13.13 ft, moderate flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1959: 13.90 ft, moderate flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1960: 14.29 ft, moderate flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1961: 14.05 ft, moderate flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1962: 12.41 ft, moderate flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1963: 11.80 ft, minor flooding; 8,060 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 1964: 15.12 ft, major flooding; 19,800 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1964: 15.14 ft, major flooding; 19,900 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1965: 13.73 ft, moderate floodingMar 11, 1966: 13.63 ft, moderate flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1968: 10.07 ft, minor flooding; 5,250 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1969: 12.93 ft, moderate flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1970: 13.07 ft, moderate flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1971: 13.90 ft, moderate flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1972: 13.10 ft, moderate flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1973: 15.84 ft, major flooding; 24,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1974: 12.56 ft, moderate flooding; 9,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1975: 12.52 ft, moderate flooding; 9,690 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1976: 12.63 ft, moderate flooding; 9,980 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1976: 12.06 ft, moderate flooding; 8,610 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1977: 11.75 ft, minor floodingFeb 2, 1978: 12.80 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1979: 15.51 ft, major flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1980: 13.99 ft, moderate flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1982: 11.46 ft, minor flooding; 7,490 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1983: 13.84 ft, moderate flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1984: 13.92 ft, moderate flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1985: 12.60 ft, moderate flooding; 9,940 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1986: 10.73 ft, minor floodingMar 8, 1987: 12.70 ft, moderate flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1989: 10.34 ft, minor flooding; 5,770 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 1989: 11.11 ft, minor flooding; 6,830 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 1990: 12.27 ft, moderate floodingFeb 5, 1991: 13.59 ft, moderate flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1992: 11.71 ft, minor flooding; 7,920 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1992: 13.01 ft, moderate floodingJan 16, 1993: 15.54 ft, major floodingMar 11, 1994: 10.96 ft, minor flooding; 6,580 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1994: 11.44 ft, minor flooding; 7,410 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 1995: 11.04 ft, minor flooding; 6,710 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 1995: 12.80 ft, moderate flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1995: 13.70 ft, moderate flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1995: 11.55 ft, minor flooding; 7,610 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 1995: 12.80 ft, moderate flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1995: 10.26 ft, minor flooding; 5,600 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1996: 10.66 ft, minor flooding; 6,150 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1996: 10.14 ft, minor flooding; 5,440 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1997: 13.59 ft, moderate flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 1998: 11.88 ft, minor flooding; 8,240 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1998: 14.07 ft, moderate flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1998: 14.42 ft, moderate flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1998: 13.09 ft, moderate flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1998: 13.46 ft, moderate flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1998: 13.34 ft, moderate flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1998: 13.55 ft, moderate flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1998: 13.02 ft, moderate flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1998: 11.96 ft, minor flooding; 8,400 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1998: 13.56 ft, moderate flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 2000: 11.20 ft, minor flooding; 6,980 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 2000: 10.39 ft, minor flooding; 5,770 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2003: 10.87 ft, minor flooding; 6,450 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2003: 14.42 ft, moderate flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2003: 13.84 ft, moderate flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2003: 10.18 ft, minor flooding; 5,490 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2003: 10.46 ft, minor flooding; 5,870 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2003: 11.72 ft, minor flooding; 7,930 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2003: 11.35 ft, minor flooding; 7,250 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 2003: 11.97 ft, minor flooding; 8,420 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 2003: 13.51 ft, moderate flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 2003: 11.78 ft, minor flooding; 8,050 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2004: 11.16 ft, minor flooding; 6,910 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2004: 10.92 ft, minor flooding; 6,520 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2005: 10.16 ft, minor flooding; 5,470 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 2010: 10.51 ft, minor flooding; 5,940 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 2010: 11.15 ft, minor flooding; 6,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2010: 10.87 ft, minor flooding; 6,450 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2013: 10.10 ft, minor flooding; 5,590 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2013: 13.10 ft, moderate flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 2013: 14.26 ft, moderate flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 2013: 11.38 ft, minor flooding; 7,300 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 2013: 12.95 ft, moderate flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2015: 11.34 ft, minor flooding; 7,230 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2015: 11.41 ft, minor flooding; 7,360 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2015: 10.33 ft, minor flooding; 5,690 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 2015: 16.06 ft, major flooding; 26,600 cubic feet per secondNov 10, 2015: 13.27 ft, moderate flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2016: 11.75 ft, minor flooding; 7,880 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2016: 13.73 ft, moderate flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 2016: 14.90 ft, moderate flooding; 18,700 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2017: 10.38 ft, minor flooding; 5,760 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 2017: 11.17 ft, minor flooding; 6,930 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2017: 12.12 ft, moderate flooding; 8,690 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 2017: 10.75 ft, minor flooding; 5,970 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 2018: 11.24 ft, minor flooding; 6,960 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 2018: 11.55 ft, minor flooding; 7,300 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2019: 11.57 ft, minor flooding; 7,340 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 2019: 10.30 ft, minor flooding; 5,390 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2019: 11.27 ft, minor flooding; 6,960 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 2020: 10.58 ft, minor flooding; 5,910 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2020: 13.04 ft, moderate flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2020: 11.31 ft, minor flooding; 6,970 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2021: 10.84 ft, minor flooding; 6,120 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2021: 10.24 ft, minor flooding; 5,310 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2021: 15.12 ft, major flooding; 19,900 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2022: 10.00 ft, minor flooding; 5,050 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2022: 11.20 ft, minor flooding; 6,690 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2023: 11.20 ft, minor flooding; 6,880 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2023: 12.04 ft, moderate flooding; 8,470 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2023: 10.71 ft, minor flooding; 6,220 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 2023: 14.26 ft, moderate flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2023: 10.47 ft, minor flooding; 5,840 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 2024: 10.93 ft, minor flooding; 6,490 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 2024: 10.56 ft, minor flooding; 5,970 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2024: 12.37 ft, moderate flooding; 9,310 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 2024: 17.21 ft, major flooding; 37,400 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 2024: 14.70 ft, moderate flooding; 17,600 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2025: 10.54 ft, minor flooding; 5,980 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.50 ft, Feb 1, 1925 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Edisto River near Givhans Ferry 1900s: 1 1910s: 1 1920s: 3 1930s: 1 1940s: 10 1950s: 4 1960s: 10 1970s: 11 1980s: 9 1990s: 26 26 2000s: 15 2010s: 25 2020s: 19 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 135 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Edisto River near Givhans Ferry
1Feb 1, 192517.50+7.50Major24,900
2Sep 21, 194517.28+7.28Major24,300
3Aug 11, 202417.21+7.21Major37,400
4Aug 1, 190417.00+7.00Major—
5Oct 8, 201516.06+6.06Major26,600
6Jun 14, 197315.84+5.84Major24,500
7Sep 11, 192815.70+5.70Major19,500
8Jan 16, 199315.54+5.54Major—
9Sep 9, 197915.51+5.51Major22,400
10Sep 1, 192415.50+5.50Major—
11Oct 21, 196415.14+5.14Major19,900
12Jul 29, 196415.12+5.12Major19,800
13Feb 20, 202115.12+5.12Major19,900
14Oct 13, 201614.90+4.90Moderate18,700
15Nov 12, 202414.70+4.70Moderate17,600
16Mar 6, 193914.68+4.68Moderate16,900
17Dec 3, 194814.62+4.62Moderate15,800
18Feb 9, 199814.42+4.42Moderate16,300
19Mar 23, 200314.42+4.42Moderate16,300
20Apr 6, 194814.38+4.38Moderate15,200
21Apr 11, 196014.29+4.29Moderate14,600
22Jul 17, 201314.26+4.26Moderate15,600
23Sep 4, 202314.26+4.26Moderate15,600
24Jan 30, 199814.07+4.07Moderate14,900
25Apr 20, 196114.05+4.05Moderate14,100
26Jul 31, 191914.00+4.00Moderate—
27Mar 19, 198013.99+3.99Moderate14,700
28May 12, 198413.92+3.92Moderate14,300
29Mar 9, 195913.90+3.90Moderate14,100
30Mar 11, 197113.90+3.90Moderate14,200
31Mar 22, 198313.84+3.84Moderate14,000
32Apr 14, 200313.84+3.84Moderate14,000
33Apr 2, 196513.73+3.73Moderate—
34Feb 9, 201613.73+3.73Moderate13,600
35Feb 25, 199513.70+3.70Moderate13,400
36Mar 11, 196613.63+3.63Moderate13,100
37Feb 5, 199113.59+3.59Moderate13,000
38Dec 31, 199713.59+3.59Moderate13,000
39May 14, 199813.56+3.56Moderate12,900
40Mar 21, 199813.55+3.55Moderate12,900
41Aug 12, 200313.51+3.51Moderate12,700
42Dec 30, 194113.48+3.48Moderate13,100
43Feb 24, 199813.46+3.46Moderate12,600
44Mar 30, 194413.44+3.44Moderate13,100
45Mar 15, 199813.34+3.34Moderate12,100
46Nov 10, 201513.27+3.27Moderate11,800
47Apr 22, 195813.13+3.13Moderate12,000
48Feb 7, 197213.10+3.10Moderate11,300
49Jul 8, 201313.10+3.10Moderate11,300
50Feb 19, 199813.09+3.09Moderate11,300

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.

August 11, 2024: 17.21 ft here, major flooding

  • CanadysSC · Aug 10, 2024 · 23.05 ft · Major
  • BranchvilleSC · Aug 9, 2024 · 10.64 ft · Moderate

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
CanadysSC18.523.91 ft, Nov 11, 20242
Givhans Ferry this gaugeSC10.017.50 ft, Feb 1, 192513

Other gauges in Dorchester County

Flood gauges in Dorchester County
Canadys18.523.91 ft, Nov 11, 20242

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GIVS1, 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.