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Ireland Creek at Walterboro

Highest listed crest 10.71 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft15 crests since 2023

The Ireland Creek at Walterboro crested above flood stage 4 times among the 15 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2023 to 2025. The highest, 10.71 ft on August 7, 2024, was moderate flooding, 2.71 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.71 ft
August 7, 2024
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 11.0 ft
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 7, 2024
10.71 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Colleton 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, Ireland Creek at Walterboro
Action stage7.04Aug 17, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.02Feb 13, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.02Aug 7, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage11.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

15 crests from 2023 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Ireland Creek at Walterboro, 2023 to 2025 67891011ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 11.0 ft Aug 17, 2023: 10.51 ft, moderate floodingAug 21, 2023: 6.89 ft, below flood stageSep 1, 2023: 8.47 ft, minor floodingDec 17, 2023: 6.25 ft, below flood stageFeb 13, 2024: 8.34 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 2024: 6.17 ft, below flood stageAug 7, 2024: 10.71 ft, moderate floodingNov 7, 2024: 7.26 ft, action stageMay 12, 2025: 6.06 ft, below flood stageJun 5, 2025: 6.26 ft, below flood stageJun 13, 2025: 7.11 ft, action stageJul 30, 2025: 6.24 ft, below flood stageAug 5, 2025: 7.70 ft, action stageAug 17, 2025: 7.00 ft, action stageAug 24, 2025: 6.83 ft, below flood stage Highest, 10.71 ft, Aug 7, 2024 20252030
  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, Ireland Creek at Walterboro
1Aug 7, 202410.71+2.71Moderate—
2Aug 17, 202310.51+2.51Moderate—
3Sep 1, 20238.47+0.47Minor—
4Feb 13, 20248.34+0.34Minor—
5Aug 5, 20257.70−0.30Action—
6Nov 7, 20247.26−0.74Action—
7Jun 13, 20257.11−0.89Action—
8Aug 17, 20257.00−1.00Action—
9Aug 21, 20236.89−1.11Below flood stage—
10Aug 24, 20256.83−1.17Below flood stage—
11Jun 5, 20256.26−1.74Below flood stage—
12Dec 17, 20236.25−1.75Below flood stage—
13Jul 30, 20256.24−1.76Below flood stage—
14Mar 10, 20246.17−1.83Below flood stage—
15May 12, 20256.06−1.94Below flood stage—

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WICS1, 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.