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Middle Saluda river near Cleveland

Highest listed crest 11.21 ftFlood stage 9.5 ft16 crests since 1983

The Middle Saluda river near Cleveland crested above flood stage 3 times among the 16 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1983 to 2013. The highest, 11.21 ft on June 11, 1986, was minor flooding, 1.71 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.21 ft
June 11, 1986
Flood stage
9.5 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 17, 2013
10.17 ft, minor flooding
Location
Greenville County
Near Hendersonville (14.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Middle Saluda river near Cleveland
Action stage8.06Jun 26, 2006The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.53Aug 17, 2013Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

16 crests from 1983 to 2013. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Middle Saluda river near Cleveland, 1983 to 2013 468101214ft Flood stage 9.5 ftMajor 14.0 ft Jan 21, 1983: 8.71 ft, action stageJun 11, 1986: 11.21 ft, minor floodingDec 3, 1986: 8.94 ft, action stageMar 17, 1990: 7.44 ft, below flood stageMar 29, 1991: 8.13 ft, action stageMar 23, 1993: 7.98 ft, below flood stageAug 17, 1994: 9.40 ft, action stageJan 7, 1998: 9.33 ft, action stageJun 26, 2006: 8.31 ft, action stageMar 2, 2007: 7.36 ft, below flood stageJan 25, 2010: 6.37 ft, below flood stageOct 28, 2011: 6.47 ft, below flood stageMay 14, 2012: 5.62 ft, below flood stageJul 27, 2013: 6.48 ft, below flood stageAug 7, 2013: 10.21 ft, minor floodingAug 17, 2013: 10.17 ft, minor flooding Highest, 11.21 ft, Jun 11, 1986 199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Middle Saluda river near Cleveland 1980s: 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2 1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Middle Saluda river near Cleveland
1Jun 11, 198611.21+1.71Minor—
2Aug 7, 201310.21+0.71Minor—
3Aug 17, 201310.17+0.67Minor—
4Aug 17, 19949.40−0.10Action—
5Jan 7, 19989.33−0.17Action—
6Dec 3, 19868.94−0.56Action—
7Jan 21, 19838.71−0.79Action—
8Jun 26, 20068.31−1.19Action—
9Mar 29, 19918.13−1.37Action—
10Mar 23, 19937.98−1.52Below flood stage—
11Mar 17, 19907.44−2.06Below flood stage—
12Mar 2, 20077.36−2.14Below flood stage—
13Jul 27, 20136.48−3.02Below flood stage—
14Oct 28, 20116.47−3.03Below flood stage—
15Jan 25, 20106.37−3.13Below flood stage—
16May 14, 20125.62−3.88Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Greenville County

Flood gauges in Greenville County
Old Spartanburg Rd10.014.10 ft, Aug 27, 19950
Pelham14.022.98 ft, Aug 27, 19951
E Georgia Rd.14.216.83 ft, Feb 7, 20200
Holland Rd9.513.29 ft, Jul 9, 20130
Highway 1112.012.71 ft, Feb 6, 20200
Hudson St.11.013.62 ft, Feb 7, 20200
Westfield St10.021.40 ft, Aug 25, 19082
Highway 41820.023.06 ft, Feb 7, 20200
Old Easley Hwy (SC 124), 5 WSW Greenville9.520.26 ft, Sep 28, 20248
Saluda Lake Dam103.0104.05 ft, Feb 7, 20200
West Pelzer12.025.60 ft, Aug 25, 19081
Cleveland9.09.58 ft, Sep 8, 20040

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MSRS1, 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.