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Lake Wateree

Highest listed crest 107.00 ftFlood stage 100.0 ft31 crests since 1989

The Lake Wateree crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 31 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1989 to 2025. The highest, 107.00 ft on October 3, 1989, was major flooding, 7.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
107.00 ft
October 3, 1989
Flood stage
100.0 ft
Major flooding from 105.0 ft
Crests at major
4
17th of 79 gauges in South Carolina
Most recent flood crest
September 30, 2024
105.97 ft, major flooding
Location
Kershaw County
South Carolina
Identifiers
NWS WATS1
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, Lake Wateree
Action stage99.06Feb 17, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)100.08Jan 3, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage102.012Aug 10, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage105.04Sep 30, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

31 crests from 1989 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Lake Wateree, 1989 to 2025 98100102104106108ft Flood stage 100.0 ftMajor 105.0 ft Oct 3, 1989: 107.00 ft, major floodingSep 11, 2004: 103.50 ft, moderate floodingAug 31, 2008: 100.88 ft, minor floodingMar 3, 2009: 100.85 ft, minor floodingDec 27, 2009: 101.56 ft, minor floodingJan 27, 2010: 102.52 ft, moderate floodingFeb 7, 2010: 103.37 ft, moderate floodingMay 10, 2013: 102.00 ft, moderate floodingNov 4, 2015: 101.57 ft, minor floodingNov 11, 2015: 101.33 ft, minor floodingJan 1, 2016: 105.39 ft, major floodingApr 27, 2018: 99.45 ft, action stageSep 18, 2018: 100.51 ft, minor floodingNov 16, 2018: 103.36 ft, moderate floodingDec 11, 2018: 100.06 ft, minor floodingDec 22, 2018: 102.47 ft, moderate floodingDec 31, 2018: 102.12 ft, moderate floodingJan 6, 2019: 102.10 ft, moderate floodingFeb 8, 2020: 106.04 ft, major floodingMar 27, 2020: 99.26 ft, action stageMay 29, 2020: 103.23 ft, moderate floodingOct 13, 2020: 99.65 ft, action stageNov 15, 2020: 103.52 ft, moderate floodingApr 7, 2022: 99.26 ft, action stageJan 3, 2024: 101.04 ft, minor floodingJan 11, 2024: 103.77 ft, moderate floodingMar 19, 2024: 98.49 ft, below flood stageMay 17, 2024: 99.03 ft, action stageAug 10, 2024: 102.33 ft, moderate floodingSep 30, 2024: 105.97 ft, major floodingFeb 17, 2025: 99.11 ft, action stage Highest, 107.00 ft, Oct 3, 1989 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Lake Wateree 1980s: 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 4 2010s: 12 12 2020s: 7 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Lake Wateree
1Oct 3, 1989107.00+7.00Major—
2Feb 8, 2020106.04+6.04Major—
3Sep 30, 2024105.97+5.97Major—
4Jan 1, 2016105.39+5.39Major—
5Jan 11, 2024103.77+3.77Moderate—
6Nov 15, 2020103.52+3.52Moderate—
7Sep 11, 2004103.50+3.50Moderate—
8Feb 7, 2010103.37+3.37Moderate—
9Nov 16, 2018103.36+3.36Moderate—
10May 29, 2020103.23+3.23Moderate—
11Jan 27, 2010102.52+2.52Moderate—
12Dec 22, 2018102.47+2.47Moderate—
13Aug 10, 2024102.33+2.33Moderate—
14Dec 31, 2018102.12+2.12Moderate—
15Jan 6, 2019102.10+2.10Moderate—
16May 10, 2013102.00+2.00Moderate—
17Nov 4, 2015101.57+1.57Minor—
18Dec 27, 2009101.56+1.56Minor—
19Nov 11, 2015101.33+1.33Minor—
20Jan 3, 2024101.04+1.04Minor—
21Aug 31, 2008100.88+0.88Minor—
22Mar 3, 2009100.85+0.85Minor—
23Sep 18, 2018100.51+0.51Minor—
24Dec 11, 2018100.06+0.06Minor—
25Oct 13, 202099.65−0.35Action—
26Apr 27, 201899.45−0.55Action—
27Mar 27, 202099.26−0.74Action—
28Apr 7, 202299.26−0.74Action—
29Feb 17, 202599.11−0.89Action—
30May 17, 202499.03−0.97Action—
31Mar 19, 202498.49−1.51Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Kershaw County

Flood gauges in Kershaw County
Camden24.038.03 ft, Sep 30, 20242

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WATS1, 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.