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Eighteen Mile Creek below Pendleton

Highest listed crest 14.97 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft12 crests since 2013

The Eighteen Mile Creek below Pendleton crested above flood stage 3 times among the 12 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2013 to 2024. The highest, 14.97 ft on July 13, 2013, was minor flooding, 2.97 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.97 ft
July 13, 2013
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.5 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 28, 2024
12.93 ft, minor flooding
Location
Anderson County
Near Clemson (2.7 mi), Anderson (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, Eighteen Mile Creek below Pendleton
Action stage11.02Dec 24, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.03Sep 28, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.50—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

12 crests from 2013 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Eighteen Mile Creek below Pendleton, 2013 to 2024 8101214161820ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 18.5 ft Jan 18, 2013: 11.41 ft, action stageJul 8, 2013: 10.84 ft, below flood stageJul 13, 2013: 14.97 ft, minor floodingJan 11, 2014: 10.62 ft, below flood stage; 1,470 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2015: 8.43 ft, below flood stage; 803 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2015: 11.27 ft, action stage; 1,800 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2017: 9.95 ft, below flood stage; 1,170 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 2017: 8.68 ft, below flood stage; 852 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2018: 9.36 ft, below flood stage; 998 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 2018: 10.69 ft, below flood stage; 1,510 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2020: 12.34 ft, minor floodingSep 28, 2024: 12.93 ft, minor flooding; 2,680 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.97 ft, Jul 13, 2013 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Eighteen Mile Creek below Pendleton 2010s: 1 2020s: 2 2 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, Eighteen Mile Creek below Pendleton
1Jul 13, 201314.97+2.97Minor—
2Sep 28, 202412.93+0.93Minor2,680
3Feb 7, 202012.34+0.34Minor—
4Jan 18, 201311.41−0.59Action—
5Dec 24, 201511.27−0.73Action1,800
6Jul 8, 201310.84−1.16Below flood stage—
7Nov 13, 201810.69−1.31Below flood stage1,510
8Jan 11, 201410.62−1.38Below flood stage1,470
9May 21, 20179.95−2.05Below flood stage1,170
10Feb 7, 20189.36−2.64Below flood stage998
11Oct 23, 20178.68−3.32Below flood stage852
12Jan 4, 20158.43−3.57Below flood stage803

Other gauges in Anderson County

Flood gauges in Anderson County
Lake Hartwell665.0665.47 ft, Apr 8, 19640

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EMCS1, 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.