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Little River near Silver Street

Highest listed crest 18.46 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft42 crests since 1991

The Little River near Silver Street crested above flood stage 23 times among the 42 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1991 to 2025. The highest, 18.46 ft on October 5, 2015, was minor flooding, 7.46 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
18.46 ft
October 5, 2015; 14,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 30.0 ft
Crests at major
0
23 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 28, 2024
17.31 ft, minor flooding
Location
Newberry County
Near Newberry (10.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Little River near Silver Street
Action stage10.07Feb 15, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.023Sep 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 stage30.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

42 crests from 1991 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little River near Silver Street, 1991 to 2025 51015202530ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 30.0 ft Mar 31, 1991: 11.42 ft, minor flooding; 2,570 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1992: 8.73 ft, below flood stage; 1,150 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1992: 13.58 ft, minor flooding; 4,180 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1994: 15.60 ft, minor flooding; 8,400 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1994: 15.08 ft, minor flooding; 7,080 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1996: 15.07 ft, minor flooding; 7,060 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1997: 12.83 ft, minor flooding; 3,550 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1998: 14.51 ft, minor flooding; 5,860 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1999: 9.47 ft, below flood stage; 1,210 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 2000: 12.27 ft, minor flooding; 2,890 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2001: 11.50 ft, minor flooding; 2,300 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2002: 9.55 ft, below flood stage; 1,290 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2003: 15.73 ft, minor flooding; 8,760 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 2004: 10.73 ft, action stage; 1,820 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2005: 11.39 ft, minor flooding; 2,100 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2005: 10.02 ft, action stage; 1,500 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2007: 13.03 ft, minor flooding; 3,500 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2008: 8.88 ft, below flood stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2009: 11.86 ft, minor flooding; 2,550 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 2009: 13.51 ft, minor flooding; 4,240 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 2015: 18.46 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2022: 6.38 ft, below flood stage; 480 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2022: 12.91 ft, minor flooding; 3,630 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2022: 10.33 ft, action stageJan 13, 2023: 14.46 ft, minor flooding; 415 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 2023: 9.75 ft, below flood stage; 1,347 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 2023: 10.20 ft, action stage; 1,526 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2023: 12.67 ft, minor flooding; 3,347 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2023: 12.05 ft, minor flooding; 2,721 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2023: 6.69 ft, below flood stage; 533 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2023: 10.87 ft, action stage; 1,856 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2023: 9.40 ft, below flood stage; 1,224 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2023: 9.35 ft, below flood stage; 1,208 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2024: 14.17 ft, minor flooding; 5,448 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2024: 11.34 ft, minor flooding; 2,157 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2024: 11.30 ft, minor flooding; 2,131 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2024: 10.24 ft, action stage; 1,546 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2024: 6.92 ft, below flood stage; 576 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2024: 9.20 ft, below flood stage; 1,170 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2024: 17.31 ft, minor flooding; 13,178 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 2024: 7.15 ft, below flood stage; 624 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2025: 10.66 ft, action stage; 1,735 cubic feet per second Highest, 18.46 ft, Oct 5, 2015 200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little River near Silver Street 1990s: 7 2000s: 7 2010s: 1 2020s: 8 8 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Little River near Silver Street
1Oct 5, 201518.46+7.46Minor14,800
2Sep 28, 202417.31+6.31Minor13,178
3Apr 19, 200315.73+4.73Minor8,760
4Jun 5, 199415.60+4.60Minor8,400
5Dec 23, 199415.08+4.08Minor7,080
6Feb 3, 199615.07+4.07Minor7,060
7Mar 9, 199814.51+3.51Minor5,860
8Jan 13, 202314.46+3.46Minor415
9Jan 10, 202414.17+3.17Minor5,448
10Nov 27, 199213.58+2.58Minor4,180
11Nov 12, 200913.51+2.51Minor4,240
12Mar 3, 200713.03+2.03Minor3,500
13Apr 6, 202212.91+1.91Minor3,630
14Mar 2, 199712.83+1.83Minor3,550
15Feb 13, 202312.67+1.67Minor3,347
16Sep 24, 200012.27+1.27Minor2,890
17Mar 7, 202312.05+1.05Minor2,721
18Mar 29, 200911.86+0.86Minor2,550
19Mar 22, 200111.50+0.50Minor2,300
20Mar 31, 199111.42+0.42Minor2,570
21Feb 23, 200511.39+0.39Minor2,100
22Jan 26, 202411.34+0.34Minor2,157
23Feb 14, 202411.30+0.30Minor2,131
24Apr 10, 202310.87−0.13Action1,856
25Sep 30, 200410.73−0.27Action1,820
26Feb 15, 202510.66−0.34Action1,735
27Apr 19, 202210.33−0.67Action—
28Mar 3, 202410.24−0.76Action1,546
29Jan 27, 202310.20−0.80Action1,526
30Oct 9, 200510.02−0.98Action1,500
31Jan 23, 20239.75−1.25Below flood stage1,347
32Apr 1, 20029.55−1.45Below flood stage1,290
33Feb 2, 19999.47−1.53Below flood stage1,210
34May 1, 20239.40−1.60Below flood stage1,224
35Dec 27, 20239.35−1.65Below flood stage1,208
36May 11, 20249.20−1.80Below flood stage1,170
37Mar 16, 20088.88−2.12Below flood stage1,120
38Mar 7, 19928.73−2.27Below flood stage1,150
39Dec 12, 20247.15−3.85Below flood stage624
40Apr 3, 20246.92−4.08Below flood stage576
41Mar 28, 20236.69−4.31Below flood stage533
42Apr 1, 20226.38−4.62Below flood stage480

The worst floods along the Little River

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

September 28, 2024: 17.31 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Little River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Little River
Silver Street this gaugeSC11.018.46 ft, Oct 5, 20150
WashingtonGA19.028.38 ft, Jun 13, 20011
Newborn Road near NewbornGA12.013.67 ft, Dec 30, 20150
EatontonGA20.030.80 ft, Feb 9, 19481
GA 5 near WoodstockGA11.020.80 ft, Sep 21, 20090
BLUE PONDAL13.016.98 ft, Jul 24, 19850

Other gauges in Newberry County

Flood gauges in Newberry County
Prosperity11.019.74 ft, Oct 4, 20150

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SILS1, 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.