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Gilder Creek at Holland Rd

Highest listed crest 13.29 ftFlood stage 9.5 ft5 crests since 2004

The Gilder Creek at Holland Rd crested above flood stage 4 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2004 to 2020. The highest, 13.29 ft on July 9, 2013, was moderate flooding, 3.79 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.29 ft
July 9, 2013; 4,690 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.5 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 6, 2020
11.71 ft, minor flooding
Location
Greenville County
Near Mauldin (1.6 mi), Simpsonville (4.1 mi), Greenville (6.0 mi)
Identifiers
NWS GLDS1
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 Holland Rd
Action stage7.01Jul 31, 2014The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.53Feb 6, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.01Jul 9, 2013Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2004 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Gilder Creek at Holland Rd, 2004 to 2020 81012141618ft Flood stage 9.5 ftMajor 18.0 ft Sep 7, 2004: 9.61 ft, minor floodingJul 7, 2005: 11.35 ft, minor floodingJul 9, 2013: 13.29 ft, moderate flooding; 4,690 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 2014: 9.38 ft, action stage; 1,858 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2020: 11.71 ft, minor flooding; 3,243 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.29 ft, Jul 9, 2013 2005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Gilder Creek at Holland Rd 2000s: 2 2 2010s: 1 2020s: 1 2000s2010s2020s
  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, Gilder Creek at Holland Rd
1Jul 9, 201313.29+3.79Moderate4,690
2Feb 6, 202011.71+2.21Minor3,243
3Jul 7, 200511.35+1.85Minor—
4Sep 7, 20049.61+0.11Minor—
5Jul 31, 20149.38−0.12Action1,858

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 6, 2020: 11.71 ft here, minor flooding

  • E Georgia Rd.SC · Feb 7, 2020 · 16.83 ft · Minor · its highest

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.SC14.216.83 ft, Feb 7, 20200
Holland Rd this gaugeSC9.513.29 ft, Jul 9, 20130

Other gauges in Greenville County

Flood gauges in Greenville County
Old Spartanburg Rd10.014.10 ft, Aug 27, 19950
Pelham14.022.98 ft, Aug 27, 19951
E Georgia Rd.14.216.83 ft, Feb 7, 20200
Cleveland9.511.21 ft, Jun 11, 19860
Highway 1112.012.71 ft, Feb 6, 20200
Hudson St.11.013.62 ft, Feb 7, 20200
Westfield St10.021.40 ft, Aug 25, 19082
Highway 41820.023.06 ft, Feb 7, 20200
Old Easley Hwy (SC 124), 5 WSW Greenville9.520.26 ft, Sep 28, 20248
Saluda Lake Dam103.0104.05 ft, Feb 7, 20200
West Pelzer12.025.60 ft, Aug 25, 19081
Cleveland9.09.58 ft, Sep 8, 20040

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GLDS1, 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.