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Rocky Branch (SC) at Pickens Street

Highest listed crest 13.43 ftFlood stage 7.2 ft39 crests since 2019

The Rocky Branch (SC) at Pickens Street crested above flood stage 18 times among the 39 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2019 to 2024. The highest, 13.43 ft on July 4, 2022, was minor flooding, 6.23 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Rocky Branch (SC) crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.43 ft
July 4, 2022
Flood stage
7.2 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
18 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 26, 2024
8.74 ft, minor flooding
Location
Richland County
Near Cayce (3.2 mi), Forest Acres (3.9 mi), West Columbia (4.3 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Rocky Branch (SC) at Pickens Street
Action stage3.021Aug 18, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.218Sep 26, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

39 crests from 2019 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Rocky Branch (SC) at Pickens Street, 2019 to 2024 468101214ft Flood stage 7.2 ft Jun 8, 2019: 7.87 ft, minor floodingJun 13, 2019: 7.20 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 2019: 6.90 ft, action stageMay 19, 2020: 6.01 ft, action stageMay 23, 2020: 7.51 ft, minor floodingMay 29, 2020: 8.71 ft, minor floodingJun 11, 2020: 7.84 ft, minor floodingJun 24, 2020: 9.11 ft, minor floodingSep 17, 2020: 7.06 ft, action stageNov 26, 2020: 7.67 ft, minor floodingFeb 15, 2021: 6.31 ft, action stageJul 16, 2021: 9.66 ft, minor floodingJul 29, 2021: 8.11 ft, minor floodingAug 22, 2021: 7.26 ft, minor floodingSep 8, 2021: 5.97 ft, action stageMay 21, 2022: 10.55 ft, minor flooding; 2,320 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2022: 10.35 ft, minor floodingJul 4, 2022: 13.43 ft, minor floodingJul 18, 2022: 8.93 ft, minor floodingAug 12, 2022: 5.95 ft, action stageJan 4, 2023: 5.64 ft, action stageMar 27, 2023: 6.54 ft, action stageJun 11, 2023: 6.56 ft, action stageJun 19, 2023: 5.95 ft, action stageJun 27, 2023: 6.38 ft, action stageJul 13, 2023: 6.71 ft, action stageAug 6, 2023: 7.05 ft, action stageAug 27, 2023: 7.13 ft, action stageSep 13, 2023: 5.49 ft, action stageSep 17, 2023: 7.92 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 2024: 5.83 ft, action stageMay 5, 2024: 7.23 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 2024: 6.16 ft, action stageJun 30, 2024: 6.92 ft, action stageJul 16, 2024: 5.71 ft, action stageJul 24, 2024: 9.90 ft, minor floodingAug 6, 2024: 5.79 ft, action stageAug 18, 2024: 6.92 ft, action stageSep 26, 2024: 8.74 ft, minor flooding Highest, 13.43 ft, Jul 4, 2022 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Rocky Branch (SC) at Pickens Street 2010s: 2 2020s: 16 16 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

Highest listed crests, Rocky Branch (SC) at Pickens Street
1Jul 4, 202213.43+6.23Minor—
2May 21, 202210.55+3.35Minor2,320
3Jun 16, 202210.35+3.15Minor—
4Jul 24, 20249.90+2.70Minor—
5Jul 16, 20219.66+2.46Minor—
6Jun 24, 20209.11+1.91Minor—
7Jul 18, 20228.93+1.73Minor—
8Sep 26, 20248.74+1.54Minor—
9May 29, 20208.71+1.51Minor—
10Jul 29, 20218.11+0.91Minor—
11Sep 17, 20237.92+0.72Minor—
12Jun 8, 20197.87+0.67Minor—
13Jun 11, 20207.84+0.64Minor—
14Nov 26, 20207.67+0.47Minor—
15May 23, 20207.51+0.31Minor—
16Aug 22, 20217.26+0.06Minor—
17May 5, 20247.23+0.03Minor—
18Jun 13, 20197.200.00Minor—
19Aug 27, 20237.13−0.07Action—
20Sep 17, 20207.06−0.14Action—
21Aug 6, 20237.05−0.15Action—
22Jun 30, 20246.92−0.28Action—
23Aug 18, 20246.92−0.28Action—
24Jun 23, 20196.90−0.30Action—
25Jul 13, 20236.71−0.49Action—
26Jun 11, 20236.56−0.64Action—
27Mar 27, 20236.54−0.66Action—
28Jun 27, 20236.38−0.82Action—
29Feb 15, 20216.31−0.89Action—
30May 9, 20246.16−1.04Action—
31May 19, 20206.01−1.19Action—
32Sep 8, 20215.97−1.23Action—
33Aug 12, 20225.95−1.25Action—
34Jun 19, 20235.95−1.25Action—
35Apr 3, 20245.83−1.37Action—
36Aug 6, 20245.79−1.41Action—
37Jul 16, 20245.71−1.49Action—
38Jan 4, 20235.64−1.56Action—
39Sep 13, 20235.49−1.71Action—

The worst floods along the Rocky Branch (SC)

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Rocky Branch (SC) that crested above flood stage within a week.

July 4, 2022: 13.43 ft here, minor flooding

  • Whaley StreetSC · Jul 4, 2022 · 12.90 ft · Major · its highest

May 21, 2022: 10.55 ft here, minor flooding

June 16, 2022: 10.35 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Rocky Branch (SC)

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

Flood gauges on the Rocky Branch (SC)
Pickens Street this gaugeSC7.213.43 ft, Jul 4, 20220
Whaley StreetSC7.312.90 ft, Jul 4, 202215

Other gauges in Richland County

Flood gauges in Richland County
Congaree NP Near Gadsden8.017.40 ft, Oct 5, 20150
Congaree National Park15.019.83 ft, Oct 5, 20150
US 766.719.60 ft, Oct 4, 20151
Whaley Street7.312.90 ft, Jul 4, 202215
North Main St9.018.87 ft, Oct 4, 20151

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RBPS1, 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.