Saluda River at Saluda Lake Dam

Highest listed crest 104.05 ftFlood stage 103.0 ft1 crests since 2020

The Saluda River at Saluda Lake Dam crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2020 to 2020. The highest, 104.05 ft on February 7, 2020, was minor flooding, 1.05 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Saluda River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 104.05 ft; February 7, 2020
Flood stage: 103.0 ft; Major flooding from 106.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: February 7, 2020; 104.05 ft, minor flooding
Location: Greenville County; Near Easley (6.3 mi), Greenville (6.9 mi), Mauldin (11.3 mi)
Identifiers: NWS SALS1; 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, Saluda River at Saluda Lake Dam

Action stage	101.5	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	103.0	1	Feb 7, 2020	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	105.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	106.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

1 crests from 2020 to 2020. 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, Saluda River at Saluda Lake Dam

1	Feb 7, 2020	104.05	+1.05	Minor	—

The worst floods along the Saluda River

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

February 7, 2020: 104.05 ft here, minor flooding

Old Easley Hwy (SC 124), 5 WSW GreenvilleSC · Feb 7, 2020 · 16.13 ft · Major
ChappellsSC · Feb 8, 2020 · 24.43 ft · Moderate
West PelzerSC · Feb 7, 2020 · 13.36 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Saluda River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Saluda River

Old Easley Hwy (SC 124), 5 WSW Greenville	SC	9.5	20.26 ft, Sep 28, 2024	8
Chappells	SC	14.0	36.70 ft, Aug 26, 1908	9
Saluda Lake Dam this gauge	SC	103.0	104.05 ft, Feb 7, 2020	0
West Pelzer	SC	12.0	25.60 ft, Aug 25, 1908	1

Other gauges in Greenville County

Flood gauges in Greenville County

Old Spartanburg Rd	10.0	14.10 ft, Aug 27, 1995	0
Pelham	14.0	22.98 ft, Aug 27, 1995	1
E Georgia Rd.	14.2	16.83 ft, Feb 7, 2020	0
Holland Rd	9.5	13.29 ft, Jul 9, 2013	0
Cleveland	9.5	11.21 ft, Jun 11, 1986	0
Highway 11	12.0	12.71 ft, Feb 6, 2020	0
Hudson St.	11.0	13.62 ft, Feb 7, 2020	0
Westfield St	10.0	21.40 ft, Aug 25, 1908	2
Highway 418	20.0	23.06 ft, Feb 7, 2020	0
Old Easley Hwy (SC 124), 5 WSW Greenville	9.5	20.26 ft, Sep 28, 2024	8
West Pelzer	12.0	25.60 ft, Aug 25, 1908	1
Cleveland	9.0	9.58 ft, Sep 8, 2004	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SALS1, 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.