Gilder Creek at E Georgia Rd.

Highest listed crest 16.83 ftFlood stage 14.2 ft3 crests since 2014

The Gilder Creek at E Georgia Rd. crested above flood stage 1 time among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2014 to 2020. The highest, 16.83 ft on February 7, 2020, was minor flooding, 2.63 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Gilder Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 16.83 ft; February 7, 2020
Flood stage: 14.2 ft; Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: February 7, 2020; 16.83 ft, minor flooding
Location: Greenville County; Near Fountain Inn (6.6 mi), Simpsonville (6.8 mi), Mauldin (8.3 mi)
Identifiers: NWS GLRS1; No USGS station

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Gilder Creek at E Georgia Rd.

Action stage	9.5	2	Nov 3, 2015	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	14.2	1	Feb 7, 2020	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	18.5	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	22.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2014 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
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, Gilder Creek at E Georgia Rd.

1	Feb 7, 2020	16.83	+2.63	Minor	—
2	Nov 3, 2015	11.84	−2.36	Action	—
3	Aug 1, 2014	10.10	−4.10	Action	—

The worst floods along the Gilder Creek

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

February 7, 2020: 16.83 ft here, minor flooding

Holland RdSC · Feb 6, 2020 · 11.71 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Gilder Creek

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Gilder Creek

E Georgia Rd. this gauge	SC	14.2	16.83 ft, Feb 7, 2020	0
Holland Rd	SC	9.5	13.29 ft, Jul 9, 2013	0

Other gauges in Greenville County

Flood gauges in Greenville County

Old Spartanburg Rd	10.0	14.10 ft, Aug 27, 1995	0
Pelham	14.0	22.98 ft, Aug 27, 1995	1
Holland Rd	9.5	13.29 ft, Jul 9, 2013	0
Cleveland	9.5	11.21 ft, Jun 11, 1986	0
Highway 11	12.0	12.71 ft, Feb 6, 2020	0
Hudson St.	11.0	13.62 ft, Feb 7, 2020	0
Westfield St	10.0	21.40 ft, Aug 25, 1908	2
Highway 418	20.0	23.06 ft, Feb 7, 2020	0
Old Easley Hwy (SC 124), 5 WSW Greenville	9.5	20.26 ft, Sep 28, 2024	8
Saluda Lake Dam	103.0	104.05 ft, Feb 7, 2020	0
West Pelzer	12.0	25.60 ft, Aug 25, 1908	1
Cleveland	9.0	9.58 ft, Sep 8, 2004	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GLRS1, 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.