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Horse Creek at Clearwater

Highest listed crest 17.38 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft16 crests since 2006

The Horse Creek at Clearwater crested above flood stage 1 time among the 16 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2006 to 2025. The highest, 17.38 ft on September 28, 2024, was minor flooding, 0.38 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.38 ft
September 28, 2024
Flood stage
17.0 ft
Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 28, 2024
17.38 ft, minor flooding
Location
Aiken County
Near North Augusta (4.2 mi), Aiken (11.1 mi), Augusta (12.3 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Horse Creek at Clearwater
Action stage15.01Nov 7, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.01Sep 28, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage22.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

16 crests from 2006 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Horse Creek at Clearwater, 2006 to 2025 121416182022ft Flood stage 17.0 ftMajor 22.0 ft Jun 15, 2006: 13.35 ft, below flood stage; 626 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2007: 14.13 ft, below flood stage; 842 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2007: 12.83 ft, below flood stage; 484 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 2008: 14.57 ft, below flood stage; 1,010 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 2009: 13.57 ft, below flood stage; 645 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2011: 13.01 ft, below flood stage; 520 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 2015: 12.73 ft, below flood stage; 429 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 2022: 12.09 ft, below flood stageJan 5, 2023: 12.89 ft, below flood stageMar 28, 2023: 14.17 ft, below flood stageApr 8, 2023: 13.58 ft, below flood stageJun 23, 2023: 14.18 ft, below flood stageOct 13, 2023: 13.69 ft, below flood stageSep 28, 2024: 17.38 ft, minor floodingNov 7, 2024: 15.01 ft, action stageApr 8, 2025: 13.09 ft, below flood stage Highest, 17.38 ft, Sep 28, 2024 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Horse Creek at Clearwater 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 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, Horse Creek at Clearwater
1Sep 28, 202417.38+0.38Minor—
2Nov 7, 202415.01−1.99Action—
3Nov 15, 200814.57−2.43Below flood stage1,010
4Jun 23, 202314.18−2.82Below flood stage—
5Mar 28, 202314.17−2.83Below flood stage—
6Mar 3, 200714.13−2.87Below flood stage842
7Oct 13, 202313.69−3.31Below flood stage—
8Apr 8, 202313.58−3.42Below flood stage—
9Nov 11, 200913.57−3.43Below flood stage645
10Jun 15, 200613.35−3.65Below flood stage626
11Apr 8, 202513.09−3.91Below flood stage—
12Mar 28, 201113.01−3.99Below flood stage520
13Jan 5, 202312.89−4.11Below flood stage—
14Dec 30, 200712.83−4.17Below flood stage484
15Oct 5, 201512.73−4.27Below flood stage429
16Dec 7, 202212.09−4.91Below flood stage—

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CLRS1, 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.