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Little Saluda River near Saluda

Highest listed crest 23.07 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft68 crests since 2012

The Little Saluda River near Saluda crested above flood stage 49 times among the 68 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2012 to 2025. The highest, 23.07 ft on October 4, 2015, was moderate flooding, 8.07 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.07 ft
October 4, 2015
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 28.0 ft
Crests at major
0
49 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 8, 2025
18.20 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Saluda 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, Little Saluda River near Saluda
Action stage13.014Dec 11, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.028Apr 3, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage17.021Apr 8, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage28.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

68 crests from 2012 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Saluda River near Saluda, 2012 to 2025 1015202530ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 28.0 ft Feb 24, 2012: 12.49 ft, below flood stageJul 13, 2012: 12.98 ft, below flood stageFeb 23, 2013: 15.06 ft, minor floodingMar 24, 2013: 16.43 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 2013: 16.07 ft, minor floodingJul 14, 2013: 16.34 ft, minor floodingSep 19, 2013: 16.13 ft, minor floodingJan 12, 2014: 18.57 ft, moderate floodingMar 7, 2014: 15.21 ft, minor floodingDec 24, 2014: 16.21 ft, minor floodingDec 29, 2014: 13.36 ft, action stageJan 12, 2015: 17.05 ft, moderate floodingFeb 26, 2015: 15.86 ft, minor floodingOct 4, 2015: 23.07 ft, moderate floodingOct 10, 2015: 16.51 ft, minor floodingNov 3, 2015: 15.71 ft, minor floodingNov 10, 2015: 14.14 ft, action stageNov 19, 2015: 14.56 ft, action stageDec 23, 2015: 18.55 ft, moderate floodingDec 31, 2015: 16.16 ft, minor floodingFeb 4, 2016: 14.54 ft, action stageApr 2, 2016: 16.04 ft, minor floodingSep 29, 2016: 18.60 ft, moderate floodingJan 3, 2017: 16.82 ft, minor floodingJan 23, 2017: 13.81 ft, action stageApr 6, 2017: 16.54 ft, minor floodingMay 25, 2017: 17.93 ft, moderate floodingNov 15, 2018: 16.91 ft, minor floodingDec 9, 2018: 17.78 ft, moderate floodingDec 21, 2018: 15.32 ft, minor floodingJan 5, 2019: 16.27 ft, minor floodingJan 24, 2019: 14.30 ft, action stageMar 4, 2019: 16.84 ft, minor floodingAug 21, 2019: 14.88 ft, action stageDec 18, 2019: 15.82 ft, minor floodingDec 23, 2019: 17.65 ft, moderate floodingFeb 7, 2020: 19.33 ft, moderate floodingFeb 21, 2020: 15.62 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 2020: 13.40 ft, action stageMar 6, 2020: 17.58 ft, moderate floodingMar 25, 2020: 15.96 ft, minor floodingJul 8, 2020: 13.00 ft, action stageNov 12, 2020: 13.33 ft, action stageJan 2, 2021: 17.71 ft, moderate floodingMar 17, 2021: 16.32 ft, minor floodingJun 4, 2021: 15.23 ft, minor floodingJun 8, 2021: 14.54 ft, action stageJul 20, 2021: 15.19 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 2022: 13.95 ft, action stageApr 6, 2022: 18.22 ft, moderate floodingApr 18, 2022: 18.14 ft, moderate floodingJan 4, 2023: 17.88 ft, moderate floodingJan 26, 2023: 16.97 ft, minor flooding; 3,430 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2023: 18.31 ft, moderate floodingMar 28, 2023: 17.10 ft, moderate floodingApr 9, 2023: 17.32 ft, moderate floodingJun 22, 2023: 17.32 ft, moderate floodingJan 10, 2024: 16.57 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 2024: 16.83 ft, minor floodingMar 6, 2024: 14.02 ft, action stageApr 3, 2024: 15.20 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 2024: 12.74 ft, below flood stageJul 8, 2024: 17.98 ft, moderate floodingAug 5, 2024: 12.06 ft, below flood stageSep 28, 2024: 18.12 ft, moderate floodingDec 11, 2024: 13.39 ft, action stageFeb 17, 2025: 12.64 ft, below flood stageApr 8, 2025: 18.20 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 23.07 ft, Oct 4, 2015 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Saluda River near Saluda 2010s: 27 27 2020s: 22 2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 68 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Little Saluda River near Saluda
1Oct 4, 201523.07+8.07Moderate—
2Feb 7, 202019.33+4.33Moderate—
3Sep 29, 201618.60+3.60Moderate—
4Jan 12, 201418.57+3.57Moderate—
5Dec 23, 201518.55+3.55Moderate—
6Feb 12, 202318.31+3.31Moderate—
7Apr 6, 202218.22+3.22Moderate—
8Apr 8, 202518.20+3.20Moderate—
9Apr 18, 202218.14+3.14Moderate—
10Sep 28, 202418.12+3.12Moderate—
11Jul 8, 202417.98+2.98Moderate—
12May 25, 201717.93+2.93Moderate—
13Jan 4, 202317.88+2.88Moderate—
14Dec 9, 201817.78+2.78Moderate—
15Jan 2, 202117.71+2.71Moderate—
16Dec 23, 201917.65+2.65Moderate—
17Mar 6, 202017.58+2.58Moderate—
18Apr 9, 202317.32+2.32Moderate—
19Jun 22, 202317.32+2.32Moderate—
20Mar 28, 202317.10+2.10Moderate—
21Jan 12, 201517.05+2.05Moderate—
22Jan 26, 202316.97+1.97Minor3,430
23Nov 15, 201816.91+1.91Minor—
24Mar 4, 201916.84+1.84Minor—
25Feb 13, 202416.83+1.83Minor—
26Jan 3, 201716.82+1.82Minor—
27Jan 10, 202416.57+1.57Minor—
28Apr 6, 201716.54+1.54Minor—
29Oct 10, 201516.51+1.51Minor—
30Mar 24, 201316.43+1.43Minor—
31Jul 14, 201316.34+1.34Minor—
32Mar 17, 202116.32+1.32Minor—
33Jan 5, 201916.27+1.27Minor—
34Dec 24, 201416.21+1.21Minor—
35Dec 31, 201516.16+1.16Minor—
36Sep 19, 201316.13+1.13Minor—
37May 6, 201316.07+1.07Minor—
38Apr 2, 201616.04+1.04Minor—
39Mar 25, 202015.96+0.96Minor—
40Feb 26, 201515.86+0.86Minor—
41Dec 18, 201915.82+0.82Minor—
42Nov 3, 201515.71+0.71Minor—
43Feb 21, 202015.62+0.62Minor—
44Dec 21, 201815.32+0.32Minor—
45Jun 4, 202115.23+0.23Minor—
46Mar 7, 201415.21+0.21Minor—
47Apr 3, 202415.20+0.20Minor—
48Jul 20, 202115.19+0.19Minor—
49Feb 23, 201315.06+0.06Minor—
50Aug 21, 201914.88−0.12Action—

Other gauges in Saluda County

Flood gauges in Saluda County
Chappells14.036.70 ft, Aug 26, 19089

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LSRS1, 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.