Rocky Creek at highway 25/72 near Greenwood

Highest listed crest 10.67 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft4 crests since 2012

The Rocky Creek at highway 25/72 near Greenwood crested above flood stage 1 time among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2012 to 2015. The highest, 10.67 ft on October 5, 2015, was minor flooding, 0.67 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 10.67 ft; October 5, 2015
Flood stage: 10.0 ft; Major flooding from 19.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: October 5, 2015; 10.67 ft, minor flooding
Location: Greenwood County; Near Greenwood (1.7 mi)
Identifiers: NWS RYCS1; No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Rocky Creek at highway 25/72 near Greenwood

Action stage	8.5	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	10.0	1	Oct 5, 2015	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	14.5	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	19.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 2012 to 2015. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

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.
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 Creek at highway 25/72 near Greenwood

1	Oct 5, 2015	10.67	+0.67	Minor	—
2	Nov 2, 2015	8.13	−1.87	Below flood stage	—
3	Dec 29, 2013	6.95	−3.05	Below flood stage	—
4	Jun 11, 2012	4.57	−5.43	Below flood stage	—

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RYCS1, 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.