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Santee River near Jamestown

Highest listed crest 33.00 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft115 crests since 1916

The Santee River near Jamestown crested at major flood stage 10 times among the 115 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1916 to 2025. The highest, 33.00 ft on July 26, 1916, was major flooding, 23.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
33.00 ft
July 26, 1916
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major
10
8th of 79 gauges in South Carolina
Most recent flood crest
August 21, 2025
14.22 ft, minor flooding
Location
Berkeley County
South Carolina

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Santee River near Jamestown
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.084Aug 21, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage17.021Jan 18, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage22.010Oct 5, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

115 crests from 1916 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Santee River near Jamestown, 1916 to 2025 101520253035ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 22.0 ft Jul 26, 1916: 33.00 ft, major floodingAug 26, 1928: 30.00 ft, major floodingOct 10, 1929: 29.80 ft, major floodingMar 18, 1934: 10.50 ft, minor floodingApr 15, 1936: 32.00 ft, major floodingMar 29, 1944: 20.60 ft, moderate floodingSep 26, 1945: 22.80 ft, major floodingJan 14, 1946: 16.50 ft, minor floodingOct 24, 1964: 20.50 ft, moderate floodingApr 27, 1969: 16.00 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 1970: 14.00 ft, minor floodingMar 11, 1971: 16.80 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 1973: 18.40 ft, moderate floodingMar 23, 1975: 21.28 ft, moderate floodingOct 20, 1976: 15.00 ft, minor floodingApr 8, 1977: 14.70 ft, minor floodingFeb 5, 1978: 15.08 ft, minor floodingMar 6, 1979: 19.67 ft, moderate floodingApr 5, 1980: 19.20 ft, moderate floodingJan 14, 1982: 17.13 ft, moderate floodingMar 27, 1983: 15.40 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 1984: 15.00 ft, minor floodingMay 18, 1984: 15.00 ft, minor floodingDec 14, 1985: 15.75 ft, minor floodingDec 14, 1986: 14.40 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 1987: 21.87 ft, moderate flooding; 89,500 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1988: 11.06 ft, minor flooding; 18,500 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1989: 13.47 ft, minor flooding; 26,500 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1989: 19.41 ft, moderate flooding; 56,700 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1990: 16.29 ft, minor flooding; 73,900 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 1990: 20.62 ft, moderate floodingMar 17, 1991: 15.90 ft, minor floodingJun 19, 1992: 13.62 ft, minor flooding; 25,100 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 1992: 16.04 ft, minor floodingJan 18, 1993: 20.81 ft, moderate flooding; 68,800 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1994: 16.12 ft, minor flooding; 32,900 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1995: 20.61 ft, moderate flooding; 50,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1996: 15.06 ft, minor flooding; 26,300 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1997: 14.55 ft, minor flooding; 25,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1998: 21.67 ft, moderate flooding; 72,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1999: 12.95 ft, minor flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 2000: 11.02 ft, minor flooding; 20,100 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2000: 11.71 ft, minor floodingMar 28, 2003: 22.84 ft, major flooding; 20,100 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2004: 17.40 ft, moderate flooding; 68,400 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 2004: 13.52 ft, minor flooding; 35,900 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2005: 14.35 ft, minor flooding; 34,800 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2006: 12.82 ft, minor flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2007: 15.41 ft, minor flooding; 42,200 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2009: 13.13 ft, minor flooding; 27,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2010: 19.83 ft, moderate flooding; 83,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 2013: 11.76 ft, minor flooding; 21,100 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2013: 11.08 ft, minor flooding; 19,600 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2013: 15.92 ft, minor flooding; 37,200 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2013: 12.83 ft, minor flooding; 22,900 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 2013: 17.81 ft, moderate flooding; 54,300 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 2014: 13.30 ft, minor flooding; 27,300 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2014: 13.11 ft, minor flooding; 23,600 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2014: 13.08 ft, minor flooding; 26,500 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2015: 12.30 ft, minor flooding; 23,800 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 2015: 11.52 ft, minor flooding; 23,400 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2015: 13.22 ft, minor flooding; 24,500 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2015: 22.13 ft, major flooding; 84,100 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 2015: 18.98 ft, moderate flooding; 58,600 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2016: 22.82 ft, major flooding; 93,100 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2016: 11.16 ft, minor flooding; 17,700 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2016: 10.23 ft, minor flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2016: 13.06 ft, minor flooding; 24,000 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2017: 13.09 ft, minor flooding; 21,900 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2017: 12.24 ft, minor flooding; 20,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2018: 11.60 ft, minor flooding; 21,900 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2018: 12.81 ft, minor flooding; 21,800 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2018: 12.88 ft, minor flooding; 22,700 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 2018: 10.00 ft, minor flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2018: 10.63 ft, minor flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 2018: 11.81 ft, minor flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per secondNov 6, 2018: 11.45 ft, minor flooding; 22,300 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2018: 19.19 ft, moderate flooding; 58,100 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2019: 13.02 ft, minor flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2019: 12.80 ft, minor flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2020: 23.37 ft, major flooding; 103,000 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2020: 13.12 ft, minor flooding; 24,100 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2020: 11.42 ft, minor flooding; 21,400 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2020: 13.01 ft, minor flooding; 23,700 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2020: 17.23 ft, moderate flooding; 43,200 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2020: 11.90 ft, minor flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 2020: 12.96 ft, minor flooding; 22,200 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 2020: 11.43 ft, minor flooding; 17,900 cubic feet per secondNov 5, 2020: 10.26 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 2020: 15.15 ft, minor flooding; 31,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2021: 17.19 ft, moderate flooding; 42,900 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2021: 14.17 ft, minor flooding; 27,100 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 2022: 12.37 ft, minor flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2022: 12.91 ft, minor flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2022: 14.64 ft, minor flooding; 29,200 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2022: 11.10 ft, minor flooding; 20,500 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2022: 13.25 ft, minor flooding; 23,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 2023: 13.63 ft, minor flooding; 24,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2023: 12.58 ft, minor flooding; 20,700 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2023: 12.80 ft, minor flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2023: 14.35 ft, minor flooding; 27,900 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2023: 12.63 ft, minor flooding; 20,900 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2024: 19.61 ft, moderate flooding; 67,300 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2024: 16.55 ft, minor flooding; 44,000 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2024: 10.05 ft, minor flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2024: 10.61 ft, minor flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2024: 12.86 ft, minor flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2024: 15.59 ft, minor flooding; 34,700 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 2024: 23.94 ft, major flooding; 111,000 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2024: 10.59 ft, minor flooding; 17,200 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 2025: 11.72 ft, minor flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2025: 12.48 ft, minor flooding; 21,200 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2025: 12.63 ft, minor flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2025: 10.63 ft, minor flooding; 18,300 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 2025: 14.22 ft, minor flooding; 28,100 cubic feet per second Highest, 33.00 ft, Jul 26, 1916 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Santee River near Jamestown 1910s: 1 1920s: 2 1930s: 2 1940s: 3 1950s: 0 1960s: 2 1970s: 8 1980s: 11 1990s: 12 2000s: 9 2010s: 30 2020s: 35 35 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 115 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Santee River near Jamestown
1Jul 26, 191633.00+23.00Major—
2Apr 15, 193632.00+22.00Major—
3Aug 26, 192830.00+20.00Major—
4Oct 10, 192929.80+19.80Major—
5Oct 5, 202423.94+13.94Major111,000
6Feb 14, 202023.37+13.37Major103,000
7Mar 28, 200322.84+12.84Major20,100
8Jan 6, 201622.82+12.82Major93,100
9Sep 26, 194522.80+12.80Major—
10Oct 10, 201522.13+12.13Major84,100
11Mar 9, 198721.87+11.87Moderate89,500
12Feb 10, 199821.67+11.67Moderate72,500
13Mar 23, 197521.28+11.28Moderate—
14Jan 18, 199320.81+10.81Moderate68,800
15Nov 3, 199020.62+10.62Moderate—
16Mar 1, 199520.61+10.61Moderate50,300
17Mar 29, 194420.60+10.60Moderate—
18Oct 24, 196420.50+10.50Moderate—
19Feb 13, 201019.83+9.83Moderate83,400
20Mar 6, 197919.67+9.67Moderate—
21Jan 18, 202419.61+9.61Moderate67,300
22Oct 9, 198919.41+9.41Moderate56,700
23Apr 5, 198019.20+9.20Moderate—
24Dec 30, 201819.19+9.19Moderate58,100
25Nov 17, 201518.98+8.98Moderate58,600
26Apr 10, 197318.40+8.40Moderate—
27Jul 20, 201317.81+7.81Moderate54,300
28Sep 18, 200417.40+7.40Moderate68,400
29May 30, 202017.23+7.23Moderate43,200
30Feb 27, 202117.19+7.19Moderate42,900
31Jan 14, 198217.13+7.13Moderate—
32Mar 11, 197116.80+6.80Minor—
33Mar 16, 202416.55+6.55Minor44,000
34Jan 14, 194616.50+6.50Minor—
35Oct 19, 199016.29+6.29Minor73,900
36Aug 28, 199416.12+6.12Minor32,900
37Dec 7, 199216.04+6.04Minor—
38Apr 27, 196916.00+6.00Minor—
39May 15, 201315.92+5.92Minor37,200
40Mar 17, 199115.90+5.90Minor—
41Dec 14, 198515.75+5.75Minor—
42Aug 10, 202415.59+5.59Minor34,700
43Mar 14, 200715.41+5.41Minor42,200
44Mar 27, 198315.40+5.40Minor—
45Nov 21, 202015.15+5.15Minor31,600
46Feb 5, 197815.08+5.08Minor—
47Feb 12, 199615.06+5.06Minor26,300
48Oct 20, 197615.00+5.00Minor—
49Mar 9, 198415.00+5.00Minor—
50May 18, 198415.00+5.00Minor—

Gauges on the Santee River

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

Flood gauges on the Santee River
Trezesvants LandingSC83.087.02 ft, Oct 7, 19891
Jamestown this gaugeSC10.033.00 ft, Jul 26, 191610

Other gauges in Berkeley County

Flood gauges in Berkeley County
Huger10.516.00 ft, Oct 5, 20152

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge JAMS1, 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.