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Pee Dee River at Pee Dee

Highest listed crest 33.30 ftFlood stage 19.0 ft256 crests since 1928

The Pee Dee River at Pee Dee crested at major flood stage 9 times among the 256 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1928 to 2024. The highest, 33.30 ft on September 22, 1945, was major flooding, 14.30 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Pee Dee River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
33.30 ft
September 22, 1945; 220,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
19.0 ft
Major flooding from 28.0 ft
Crests at major
9
9th of 79 gauges in South Carolina
Most recent flood crest
October 4, 2024
23.11 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Florence County
Near Florence (14.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Pee Dee River at Pee Dee
Action stage18.013Sep 21, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)19.0158May 20, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage23.074Oct 4, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage28.09Feb 12, 2020Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

256 crests from 1928 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pee Dee River at Pee Dee, 1928 to 2024 1520253035ft Flood stage 19.0 ftMajor 28.0 ft Sep 23, 1928: 31.60 ft, major floodingOct 7, 1929: 29.20 ft, major floodingApr 11, 1936: 29.00 ft, major floodingMar 6, 1939: 25.61 ft, moderate floodingAug 22, 1940: 22.35 ft, minor floodingApr 9, 1941: 19.32 ft, minor floodingMar 15, 1942: 22.26 ft, minor floodingFeb 3, 1943: 22.31 ft, minor floodingMar 26, 1944: 24.31 ft, moderate floodingSep 22, 1945: 33.30 ft, major flooding; 220,000 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1946: 23.76 ft, moderate floodingJan 26, 1947: 22.16 ft, minor floodingFeb 19, 1948: 26.23 ft, moderate floodingDec 5, 1948: 24.12 ft, moderate floodingMay 8, 1949: 23.46 ft, moderate floodingNov 7, 1949: 21.22 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 1950: 19.19 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 1951: 20.36 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 1952: 25.95 ft, moderate floodingFeb 28, 1953: 23.54 ft, moderate floodingJan 29, 1954: 25.76 ft, moderate floodingApr 21, 1955: 22.44 ft, minor floodingMar 22, 1956: 20.46 ft, minor floodingApr 13, 1957: 21.58 ft, minor floodingDec 1, 1957: 24.58 ft, moderate floodingMay 5, 1958: 24.13 ft, moderate floodingApr 26, 1959: 21.44 ft, minor floodingOct 20, 1959: 23.64 ft, moderate floodingApr 10, 1960: 26.28 ft, moderate floodingMar 3, 1961: 23.86 ft, moderate floodingJan 14, 1962: 22.98 ft, minor floodingMar 20, 1963: 24.54 ft, moderate floodingApr 14, 1964: 23.95 ft, moderate floodingOct 23, 1964: 26.01 ft, moderate floodingMar 25, 1965: 23.04 ft, moderate floodingMar 10, 1966: 25.28 ft, moderate floodingApr 29, 1967: 20.84 ft, minor floodingAug 29, 1967: 20.84 ft, minor floodingJan 19, 1968: 23.00 ft, moderate floodingFeb 27, 1969: 21.92 ft, minor floodingAug 19, 1970: 21.69 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 1971: 23.98 ft, moderate floodingJun 29, 1972: 23.89 ft, moderate floodingApr 6, 1973: 26.97 ft, moderate floodingApr 12, 1974: 22.45 ft, minor floodingMar 20, 1975: 27.81 ft, moderate floodingJun 26, 1976: 20.49 ft, minor floodingDec 20, 1976: 22.56 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 1977: 22.51 ft, minor floodingFeb 1, 1978: 26.58 ft, moderate floodingMar 2, 1979: 29.05 ft, major floodingApr 3, 1980: 24.11 ft, moderate floodingFeb 14, 1981: 18.65 ft, action stageJan 9, 1982: 22.75 ft, minor floodingMar 25, 1983: 24.65 ft, moderate floodingApr 6, 1984: 22.80 ft, minor floodingAug 29, 1985: 21.74 ft, minor floodingDec 7, 1985: 21.99 ft, minor floodingAug 23, 1986: 18.71 ft, action stageJan 27, 1987: 22.60 ft, minor floodingMar 7, 1987: 29.06 ft, major floodingApr 4, 1987: 19.44 ft, minor floodingApr 23, 1987: 22.80 ft, minor floodingMay 2, 1987: 22.53 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 1987: 19.06 ft, minor floodingJan 24, 1988: 19.48 ft, minor floodingFeb 28, 1989: 20.75 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 1989: 22.95 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 1989: 24.45 ft, moderate floodingApr 13, 1989: 19.27 ft, minor floodingMay 14, 1989: 22.15 ft, minor floodingOct 9, 1989: 26.53 ft, moderate floodingDec 18, 1989: 21.31 ft, minor floodingJan 13, 1990: 19.59 ft, minor floodingJan 30, 1990: 19.61 ft, minor floodingFeb 16, 1990: 21.41 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 1990: 23.77 ft, moderate floodingMar 7, 1990: 20.67 ft, minor floodingApr 5, 1990: 20.17 ft, minor floodingJun 4, 1990: 21.37 ft, minor floodingOct 19, 1990: 24.40 ft, moderate floodingOct 30, 1990: 26.73 ft, moderate floodingApr 6, 1991: 23.61 ft, moderate floodingApr 30, 1992: 23.95 ft, moderate floodingApr 1, 1993: 26.09 ft, moderate floodingMar 9, 1994: 22.97 ft, minor floodingDec 27, 1994: 20.68 ft, minor floodingFeb 1, 1995: 19.35 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 1995: 25.40 ft, moderate floodingMar 6, 1995: 21.51 ft, minor floodingSep 2, 1995: 20.67 ft, minor floodingOct 10, 1995: 21.08 ft, minor floodingNov 17, 1995: 21.74 ft, minor floodingJan 31, 1996: 21.08 ft, minor floodingFeb 8, 1996: 22.77 ft, minor floodingMar 11, 1996: 20.08 ft, minor floodingSep 10, 1996: 20.10 ft, minor floodingOct 12, 1996: 19.40 ft, minor floodingFeb 20, 1997: 22.44 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 1997: 20.17 ft, minor floodingMar 18, 1997: 19.05 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 1997: 24.03 ft, moderate floodingJul 31, 1997: 23.44 ft, moderate floodingDec 29, 1997: 19.98 ft, minor floodingJan 14, 1998: 23.04 ft, moderate floodingJan 24, 1998: 23.69 ft, moderate floodingFeb 3, 1998: 25.34 ft, moderate floodingFeb 23, 1998: 24.22 ft, moderate floodingMar 15, 1998: 23.28 ft, moderate floodingMar 25, 1998: 25.54 ft, moderate floodingApr 14, 1998: 20.88 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 1998: 23.10 ft, moderate floodingMay 14, 1998: 20.58 ft, minor floodingSep 8, 1998: 19.80 ft, minor floodingJan 29, 1999: 21.48 ft, minor flooding; 22,600 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1999: 19.27 ft, minor floodingOct 3, 1999: 19.33 ft, minor floodingFeb 5, 2000: 21.11 ft, minor flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2000: 20.18 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 2001: 19.40 ft, minor flooding; 17,900 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2002: 17.28 ft, below flood stageNov 21, 2002: 19.73 ft, minor floodingDec 18, 2002: 20.14 ft, minor floodingDec 30, 2002: 20.34 ft, minor floodingMar 6, 2003: 22.20 ft, minor flooding; 24,600 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2003: 22.90 ft, minor flooding; 27,300 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 2003: 27.80 ft, moderate flooding; 69,800 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2003: 29.48 ft, major flooding; 101,000 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2003: 20.57 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 2003: 22.95 ft, minor floodingJul 7, 2003: 20.80 ft, minor floodingAug 15, 2003: 21.44 ft, minor floodingSep 15, 2004: 24.86 ft, moderate flooding; 38,200 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 2004: 23.77 ft, moderate flooding; 31,600 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2005: 19.43 ft, minor floodingApr 4, 2005: 21.50 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 2005: 20.02 ft, minor floodingDec 20, 2005: 19.48 ft, minor floodingJun 17, 2006: 19.19 ft, minor flooding; 18,700 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 2006: 19.75 ft, minor flooding; 19,595 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 2006: 24.72 ft, moderate flooding; 37,288 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2006: 20.60 ft, minor flooding; 21,479 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2007: 20.30 ft, minor flooding; 20,731 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2007: 22.18 ft, minor flooding; 25,692 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2007: 19.06 ft, minor flooding; 18,494 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2007: 23.02 ft, moderate floodingApr 20, 2007: 20.01 ft, minor flooding; 20,024 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2008: 19.63 ft, minor flooding; 19,402 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 2008: 18.70 ft, action stageDec 16, 2008: 19.40 ft, minor floodingJan 12, 2009: 19.70 ft, minor floodingMar 7, 2009: 21.83 ft, minor flooding; 24,728 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2009: 18.60 ft, action stageJun 1, 2009: 18.80 ft, action stageJun 10, 2009: 20.30 ft, minor flooding; 20,731 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2009: 21.18 ft, minor flooding; 22,973 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 2009: 19.02 ft, minor flooding; 18,431 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 2009: 20.64 ft, minor flooding; 21,580 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2010: 22.48 ft, minor flooding; 26,523 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 2010: 19.36 ft, minor flooding; 18,970 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 2010: 25.31 ft, moderate flooding; 41,776 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 2010: 26.53 ft, moderate flooding; 53,309 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2010: 19.23 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 2010: 19.85 ft, minor floodingOct 3, 2010: 18.43 ft, action stageMar 13, 2011: 17.73 ft, below flood stageMay 20, 2012: 20.02 ft, minor flooding; 21,100 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 2013: 21.12 ft, minor flooding; 22,815 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2013: 19.31 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 2013: 19.49 ft, minor flooding; 19,178 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2013: 22.79 ft, minor flooding; 27,397 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2013: 22.78 ft, minor floodingAug 2, 2013: 21.04 ft, minor flooding; 22,604 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 2013: 19.36 ft, minor flooding; 18,970 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2013: 21.20 ft, minor flooding; 23,026 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2014: 21.57 ft, minor flooding; 24,017 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2014: 23.45 ft, moderate floodingFeb 24, 2014: 20.95 ft, minor flooding; 22,371 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2014: 23.90 ft, moderate flooding; 32,205 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2014: 19.09 ft, minor flooding; 18,542 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2014: 22.44 ft, minor flooding; 26,411 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2014: 19.30 ft, minor flooding; 18,874 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 2015: 19.11 ft, minor flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2015: 19.15 ft, minor flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2015: 21.66 ft, minor flooding; 24,200 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2015: 22.81 ft, minor flooding; 31,500 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 2015: 23.00 ft, moderate flooding; 32,400 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 2015: 24.00 ft, moderate flooding; 37,200 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 2015: 23.57 ft, moderate flooding; 34,800 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2015: 26.61 ft, moderate flooding; 55,800 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2016: 26.82 ft, moderate flooding; 57,500 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2016: 18.83 ft, action stage; 14,600 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 2016: 23.14 ft, moderate flooding; 32,000 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 2017: 20.44 ft, minor flooding; 18,900 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2017: 23.64 ft, moderate flooding; 34,600 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2017: 21.38 ft, minor flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2017: 18.18 ft, action stageFeb 15, 2018: 19.20 ft, minor flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2018: 31.83 ft, major flooding; 106,900 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 2018: 25.21 ft, moderate flooding; 44,900 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2018: 20.69 ft, minor flooding; 19,900 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 2018: 27.16 ft, moderate flooding; 60,500 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2018: 22.86 ft, minor flooding; 30,100 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2018: 24.45 ft, moderate flooding; 39,800 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2018: 25.60 ft, moderate flooding; 47,800 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2019: 24.06 ft, moderate flooding; 37,600 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 2019: 23.54 ft, moderate flooding; 34,300 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 2019: 21.17 ft, minor flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 2019: 20.89 ft, minor flooding; 20,900 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 2019: 22.44 ft, minor flooding; 28,000 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2019: 25.75 ft, moderate flooding; 49,500 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2019: 22.38 ft, minor floodingDec 19, 2019: 20.82 ft, minor floodingDec 27, 2019: 20.39 ft, minor floodingJan 8, 2020: 20.25 ft, minor flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2020: 21.91 ft, minor flooding; 25,200 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 2020: 20.81 ft, minor flooding; 20,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2020: 29.11 ft, major floodingMar 9, 2020: 18.57 ft, action stageMar 30, 2020: 20.40 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 2020: 20.69 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 2020: 27.89 ft, moderate floodingAug 20, 2020: 20.20 ft, minor floodingAug 24, 2020: 18.91 ft, action stageSep 29, 2020: 19.29 ft, minor floodingOct 17, 2020: 21.57 ft, minor floodingNov 4, 2020: 20.05 ft, minor floodingNov 18, 2020: 27.85 ft, moderate floodingDec 5, 2020: 20.56 ft, minor floodingDec 21, 2020: 21.37 ft, minor floodingJan 8, 2021: 22.59 ft, minor floodingFeb 5, 2021: 21.82 ft, minor floodingFeb 21, 2021: 26.41 ft, moderate floodingMar 23, 2021: 19.91 ft, minor floodingApr 2, 2021: 22.65 ft, minor floodingJan 6, 2022: 19.37 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 2022: 21.99 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 2022: 19.27 ft, minor floodingDec 26, 2022: 18.36 ft, action stageJan 29, 2023: 19.99 ft, minor floodingFeb 6, 2023: 19.03 ft, minor floodingFeb 17, 2023: 21.34 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 2023: 22.52 ft, minor floodingMay 4, 2023: 19.85 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 2023: 19.69 ft, minor floodingDec 20, 2023: 18.74 ft, action stageJan 1, 2024: 21.60 ft, minor floodingJan 17, 2024: 26.30 ft, moderate floodingFeb 2, 2024: 21.85 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 2024: 20.59 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 2024: 20.52 ft, minor floodingMay 12, 2024: 19.06 ft, minor floodingMay 20, 2024: 21.38 ft, minor floodingAug 14, 2024: 24.90 ft, moderate floodingSep 21, 2024: 18.99 ft, action stageOct 4, 2024: 23.11 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 33.30 ft, Sep 22, 1945 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Pee Dee River at Pee Dee 1920s: 2 1930s: 2 1940s: 12 1950s: 12 1960s: 12 1970s: 11 1980s: 20 1990s: 44 2000s: 37 2010s: 52 52 2020s: 37 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 256 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Pee Dee River at Pee Dee
1Sep 22, 194533.30+14.30Major220,000
2Sep 21, 201831.83+12.83Major106,900
3Sep 23, 192831.60+12.60Major—
4Apr 16, 200329.48+10.48Major101,000
5Oct 7, 192929.20+10.20Major—
6Feb 12, 202029.11+10.11Major—
7Mar 7, 198729.06+10.06Major—
8Mar 2, 197929.05+10.05Major—
9Apr 11, 193629.00+10.00Major—
10May 27, 202027.89+8.89Moderate—
11Nov 18, 202027.85+8.85Moderate—
12Mar 20, 197527.81+8.81Moderate—
13Mar 27, 200327.80+8.80Moderate69,800
14Nov 20, 201827.16+8.16Moderate60,500
15Apr 6, 197326.97+7.97Moderate—
16Jan 5, 201626.82+7.82Moderate57,500
17Oct 30, 199026.73+7.73Moderate—
18Dec 29, 201526.61+7.61Moderate55,800
19Feb 1, 197826.58+7.58Moderate—
20Oct 9, 198926.53+7.53Moderate—
21Feb 11, 201026.53+7.53Moderate53,309
22Feb 21, 202126.41+7.41Moderate—
23Jan 17, 202426.30+7.30Moderate—
24Apr 10, 196026.28+7.28Moderate—
25Feb 19, 194826.23+7.23Moderate—
26Apr 1, 199326.09+7.09Moderate—
27Oct 23, 196426.01+7.01Moderate—
28Mar 10, 195225.95+6.95Moderate—
29Jan 29, 195425.76+6.76Moderate—
30Mar 1, 201925.75+6.75Moderate49,500
31Mar 6, 193925.61+6.61Moderate—
32Dec 26, 201825.60+6.60Moderate47,800
33Mar 25, 199825.54+6.54Moderate—
34Feb 24, 199525.40+6.40Moderate—
35Feb 3, 199825.34+6.34Moderate—
36Feb 1, 201025.31+6.31Moderate41,776
37Mar 10, 196625.28+6.28Moderate—
38Oct 18, 201825.21+6.21Moderate44,900
39Aug 14, 202424.90+5.90Moderate—
40Sep 15, 200424.86+5.86Moderate38,200
41Nov 28, 200624.72+5.72Moderate37,288
42Mar 25, 198324.65+5.65Moderate—
43Dec 1, 195724.58+5.58Moderate—
44Mar 20, 196324.54+5.54Moderate—
45Mar 31, 198924.45+5.45Moderate—
46Dec 21, 201824.45+5.45Moderate39,800
47Oct 19, 199024.40+5.40Moderate—
48Mar 26, 194424.31+5.31Moderate—
49Feb 23, 199824.22+5.22Moderate—
50May 5, 195824.13+5.13Moderate—

The worst floods along the Pee Dee River

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

September 22, 1945: 33.30 ft here, major flooding

  • CherawSC · Sep 19, 1945 · 50.40 ft · Major · its highest
  • RockinghamNC · Sep 18, 1945 · 30.80 ft · Minor

September 21, 2018: 31.83 ft here, major flooding

  • CherawSC · Sep 18, 2018 · 46.60 ft · Major
  • AnsonvilleNC · Sep 17, 2018 · 35.37 ft · Minor · its highest
  • RockinghamNC · Sep 18, 2018 · 24.32 ft · Minor

September 23, 1928: 31.60 ft here, major flooding

  • CherawSC · Sep 20, 1928 · 44.90 ft · Major

Gauges on the Pee Dee River

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

Flood gauges on the Pee Dee River
AnsonvilleNC34.035.37 ft, Sep 17, 20180
Blewett Falls LakeNC179.0182.30 ft, Nov 14, 20181
RockinghamNC15.031.28 ft, Aug 27, 19080
CherawSC30.050.40 ft, Sep 19, 194512
Pee Dee this gaugeSC19.033.30 ft, Sep 22, 19459

Other gauges in Florence County

Flood gauges in Florence County
Quinby10.017.36 ft, Sep 18, 20180
Effingham14.021.21 ft, Sep 22, 194511

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PDES1, 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.