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Enoree River at Whitmire

Highest listed crest 37.32 ftFlood stage 25.0 ft104 crests since 1974

The Enoree River at Whitmire crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 104 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1974 to 2025. The highest, 37.32 ft on August 28, 1995, was major flooding, 12.32 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Enoree River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
37.32 ft
August 28, 1995; 31,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
25.0 ft
Major flooding from 32.0 ft
Crests at major
3
18th of 79 gauges in South Carolina
Most recent flood crest
February 15, 2025
25.40 ft, minor flooding
Location
Union 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, Enoree River at Whitmire
Action stage23.032Mar 11, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)25.041Feb 15, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage28.08Jan 11, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage32.03Sep 29, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

104 crests from 1974 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Enoree River at Whitmire, 1974 to 2025 152025303540ft Flood stage 25.0 ftMajor 32.0 ft Jan 3, 1974: 24.11 ft, action stage; 3,980 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1975: 28.92 ft, moderate flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1976: 24.76 ft, action stage; 4,860 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 1976: 32.58 ft, major flooding; 19,700 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1977: 26.48 ft, minor floodingJan 27, 1978: 26.20 ft, minor flooding; 6,540 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1978: 26.40 ft, minor floodingApr 15, 1979: 26.45 ft, minor flooding; 6,790 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1980: 26.43 ft, minor flooding; 6,760 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1980: 21.54 ft, below flood stage; 2,510 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1982: 26.23 ft, minor flooding; 6,560 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1983: 23.36 ft, action stage; 3,710 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1984: 25.70 ft, minor flooding; 5,920 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1985: 22.93 ft, below flood stage; 3,420 cubic feet per secondNov 22, 1985: 24.58 ft, action stage; 4,690 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1987: 27.86 ft, minor flooding; 8,780 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1988: 21.41 ft, below flood stage; 2,530 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1989: 23.96 ft, action stage; 4,140 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1989: 27.02 ft, minor floodingOct 13, 1990: 29.67 ft, moderate flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1991: 23.62 ft, action stageFeb 28, 1992: 23.94 ft, action stage; 4,130 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1992: 25.70 ft, minor flooding; 5,920 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1993: 25.20 ft, minor floodingAug 19, 1994: 24.94 ft, action stage; 5,040 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1995: 37.32 ft, major flooding; 31,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1996: 25.98 ft, minor flooding; 5,580 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1997: 29.73 ft, moderate flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1998: 27.19 ft, minor flooding; 7,020 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1999: 22.62 ft, below flood stage; 2,970 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 1999: 24.13 ft, action stageMar 22, 2000: 24.94 ft, action stage; 4,560 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2001: 23.57 ft, action stage; 3,540 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2002: 24.94 ft, action stage; 4,550 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2003: 23.91 ft, action stageMar 22, 2003: 28.37 ft, moderate flooding; 8,570 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2003: 23.40 ft, action stageApr 19, 2003: 25.05 ft, minor floodingMay 24, 2003: 27.31 ft, minor floodingSep 18, 2003: 25.01 ft, minor floodingSep 10, 2004: 25.60 ft, minor floodingSep 30, 2004: 26.83 ft, minor flooding; 6,590 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2005: 25.47 ft, minor floodingJul 9, 2005: 25.57 ft, minor flooding; 5,160 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2005: 25.77 ft, minor flooding; 5,360 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2007: 27.99 ft, minor flooding; 7,990 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2008: 20.17 ft, below flood stage; 1,690 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2009: 25.40 ft, minor flooding; 4,990 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 2009: 25.83 ft, minor flooding; 5,418 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 2009: 25.05 ft, minor flooding; 4,646 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2010: 26.81 ft, minor flooding; 6,560 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2010: 26.63 ft, minor flooding; 6,333 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2013: 27.16 ft, minor flooding; 6,980 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2013: 25.10 ft, minor flooding; 4,690 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2013: 25.83 ft, minor flooding; 5,420 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2014: 26.49 ft, minor flooding; 6,170 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2015: 23.13 ft, action stage; 3,320 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 2015: 29.08 ft, moderate flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 2015: 27.23 ft, minor flooding; 7,840 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 2015: 24.95 ft, action stage; 5,020 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 2015: 24.00 ft, action stage; 4,060 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2015: 23.06 ft, action stage; 3,230 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2015: 26.23 ft, minor flooding; 6,510 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2018: 23.18 ft, action stage; 3,396 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2018: 23.14 ft, action stage; 3,368 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2018: 22.40 ft, below flood stage; 2,881 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 2018: 23.42 ft, action stage; 3,574 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 2018: 26.01 ft, minor flooding; 6,220 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2018: 23.45 ft, action stage; 3,535 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2018: 25.23 ft, minor flooding; 5,319 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2019: 24.93 ft, action stage; 4,992 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 2019: 25.41 ft, minor flooding; 5,521 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2019: 25.74 ft, minor flooding; 5,907 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2020: 31.21 ft, moderate flooding; 14,734 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2020: 24.59 ft, action stage; 4,632 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2020: 23.86 ft, action stage; 3,916 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2020: 26.12 ft, minor flooding; 6,370 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 2020: 25.03 ft, minor flooding; 6,216 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2022: 24.39 ft, action stage; 4,433 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2022: 22.68 ft, below flood stage; 2,970 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2022: 22.98 ft, below flood stage; 3,181 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2022: 21.55 ft, below flood stage; 1,315 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2022: 20.55 ft, below flood stage; 1,815 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 2022: 22.19 ft, below flood stage; 2,658 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 2022: 24.02 ft, action stage; 4,074 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2023: 26.18 ft, minor flooding; 6,445 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 2023: 23.17 ft, action stage; 3,322 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2023: 22.75 ft, below flood stage; 3,019 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2023: 19.40 ft, below flood stage; 1,337 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2023: 24.63 ft, action stage; 4,678 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2023: 28.00 ft, moderate flooding; 8,975 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2023: 20.51 ft, below flood stage; 1,797 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2023: 21.36 ft, below flood stage; 2,201 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2023: 24.65 ft, action stage; 4,698 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 2023: 20.05 ft, below flood stage; 1,598 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 2023: 19.38 ft, below flood stage; 1,329 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2023: 22.75 ft, below flood stage; 3,019 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2024: 29.84 ft, moderate flooding; 12,065 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2024: 24.16 ft, action stage; 4,208 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2024: 23.89 ft, action stage; 3,955 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 2024: 19.48 ft, below flood stage; 1,553 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 2024: 32.43 ft, major flooding; 17,390 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2025: 25.40 ft, minor flooding; 5,513 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2025: 21.31 ft, below flood stage; 2,284 cubic feet per second Highest, 37.32 ft, Aug 28, 1995 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Enoree River at Whitmire 1970s: 6 1980s: 5 1990s: 7 2000s: 13 13 2010s: 13 2020s: 8 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 104 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Enoree River at Whitmire
1Aug 28, 199537.32+12.32Major31,200
2Oct 10, 197632.58+7.58Major19,700
3Sep 29, 202432.43+7.43Major17,390
4Feb 8, 202031.21+6.21Moderate14,734
5Jan 11, 202429.84+4.84Moderate12,065
6Jul 25, 199729.73+4.73Moderate10,900
7Oct 13, 199029.67+4.67Moderate12,300
8Oct 5, 201529.08+4.08Moderate18,400
9Mar 15, 197528.92+3.92Moderate10,800
10Mar 22, 200328.37+3.37Moderate8,570
11Apr 30, 202328.00+3.00Moderate8,975
12Mar 3, 200727.99+2.99Minor7,990
13Mar 2, 198727.86+2.86Minor8,780
14May 24, 200327.31+2.31Minor—
15Nov 4, 201527.23+2.23Minor7,840
16Mar 10, 199827.19+2.19Minor7,020
17May 7, 201327.16+2.16Minor6,980
18Oct 3, 198927.02+2.02Minor—
19Sep 30, 200426.83+1.83Minor6,590
20Jan 26, 201026.81+1.81Minor6,560
21Feb 7, 201026.63+1.63Minor6,333
22Jan 13, 201426.49+1.49Minor6,170
23Apr 1, 197726.48+1.48Minor—
24Apr 15, 197926.45+1.45Minor6,790
25Mar 29, 198026.43+1.43Minor6,760
26Nov 27, 197826.40+1.40Minor—
27Jan 5, 198226.23+1.23Minor6,560
28Dec 26, 201526.23+1.23Minor6,510
29Jan 27, 197826.20+1.20Minor6,540
30Jan 6, 202326.18+1.18Minor6,445
31May 23, 202026.12+1.12Minor6,370
32Nov 17, 201826.01+1.01Minor6,220
33Feb 4, 199625.98+0.98Minor5,580
34Nov 13, 200925.83+0.83Minor5,418
35Dec 24, 201325.83+0.83Minor5,420
36Oct 9, 200525.77+0.77Minor5,360
37Dec 25, 201925.74+0.74Minor5,907
38May 8, 198425.70+0.70Minor5,920
39Nov 27, 199225.70+0.70Minor5,920
40Sep 10, 200425.60+0.60Minor—
41Jul 9, 200525.57+0.57Minor5,160
42Mar 30, 200525.47+0.47Minor—
43Dec 11, 201925.41+0.41Minor5,521
44Mar 3, 200925.40+0.40Minor4,990
45Feb 15, 202525.40+0.40Minor5,513
46Dec 23, 201825.23+0.23Minor5,319
47Mar 6, 199325.20+0.20Minor—
48Jul 6, 201325.10+0.10Minor4,690
49Apr 19, 200325.05+0.05Minor—
50Dec 4, 200925.05+0.05Minor4,646

The worst floods along the Enoree River

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

August 28, 1995: 37.32 ft here, major flooding

  • WoodruffSC · Aug 27, 1995 · 29.90 ft · Major · its highest
  • PelhamSC · Aug 27, 1995 · 22.98 ft · Major · its highest

February 8, 2020: 31.21 ft here, moderate flooding

  • PelhamSC · Feb 6, 2020 · 16.03 ft · Moderate
  • WoodruffSC · Feb 7, 2020 · 21.21 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Enoree River

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

Flood gauges on the Enoree River
PelhamSC14.022.98 ft, Aug 27, 19951
WoodruffSC18.529.90 ft, Aug 27, 19951
Whitmire this gaugeSC25.037.32 ft, Aug 28, 19953

Other gauges in Union County

Flood gauges in Union County
Neal Shoals Reservoir340.0340.91 ft, Feb 8, 20200
CARLISLE30.031.51 ft, Oct 10, 19760

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WHMS1, 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.