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Wateree River near Camden

Highest listed crest 38.03 ftFlood stage 24.0 ft113 crests since 1892

The Wateree River near Camden crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 113 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1892 to 2025. The highest, 38.03 ft on September 30, 2024, was major flooding, 14.03 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
38.03 ft
September 30, 2024; 132,563 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
24.0 ft
Major flooding from 35.0 ft
Crests at major
2
21st of 79 gauges in South Carolina
Most recent flood crest
September 30, 2024
38.03 ft, major flooding
Location
Kershaw 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, Wateree River near Camden
Action stage16.038Feb 17, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)24.031Mar 2, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage29.032Aug 10, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage35.02Sep 30, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

113 crests from 1892 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Wateree River near Camden, 1892 to 2025 10203040ft Flood stage 24.0 ftMajor 35.0 ft Jan 20, 1892: 30.10 ft, moderate floodingAug 30, 1893: 29.60 ft, moderate floodingOct 24, 1893: 30.50 ft, moderate floodingOct 10, 1894: 30.20 ft, moderate floodingJul 11, 1896: 28.80 ft, minor floodingFeb 8, 1897: 28.70 ft, minor floodingSep 25, 1898: 28.00 ft, minor floodingFeb 8, 1899: 31.00 ft, moderate floodingApr 23, 1900: 28.40 ft, minor floodingMay 24, 1901: 32.50 ft, moderate floodingDec 31, 1901: 31.20 ft, moderate floodingMar 25, 1903: 30.40 ft, moderate floodingAug 9, 1904: 25.20 ft, minor floodingJul 15, 1905: 29.60 ft, moderate floodingDec 22, 1905: 28.60 ft, minor floodingOct 21, 1906: 28.70 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 1909: 31.70 ft, moderate floodingMar 2, 1910: 26.90 ft, minor floodingJan 4, 1914: 27.60 ft, minor floodingDec 27, 1914: 30.50 ft, moderate floodingMar 6, 1917: 30.30 ft, moderate floodingApr 21, 1918: 28.20 ft, minor floodingJul 21, 1919: 33.00 ft, moderate floodingAug 29, 1920: 28.60 ft, minor floodingFeb 11, 1921: 31.00 ft, moderate floodingFeb 16, 1922: 30.20 ft, moderate floodingMar 18, 1923: 30.00 ft, moderate floodingJul 9, 1924: 24.50 ft, minor floodingJan 20, 1925: 31.00 ft, moderate floodingApr 2, 1926: 19.40 ft, action stageJul 23, 1927: 12.70 ft, below flood stageMar 1, 1929: 31.80 ft, moderate floodingDec 23, 1930: 14.31 ft, below flood stageJan 1, 1932: 28.31 ft, minor floodingDec 28, 1932: 25.37 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 1934: 20.65 ft, action stageMar 14, 1935: 24.03 ft, minor floodingJan 4, 1937: 27.26 ft, minor floodingApr 9, 1938: 14.92 ft, below flood stageMar 2, 1939: 29.01 ft, moderate floodingAug 16, 1940: 30.50 ft, moderate floodingJul 9, 1941: 28.10 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 1942: 24.85 ft, minor floodingJan 20, 1943: 24.76 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 1944: 29.08 ft, moderate floodingApr 2, 1948: 27.96 ft, minor floodingNov 3, 1949: 19.21 ft, action stageApr 11, 1951: 15.11 ft, below flood stageFeb 24, 1953: 20.82 ft, action stageApr 16, 1955: 22.66 ft, action stageMar 18, 1956: 15.93 ft, below flood stageApr 10, 1957: 19.63 ft, action stageJul 11, 1959: 16.66 ft, action stageFeb 26, 1961: 27.00 ft, minor floodingJan 8, 1962: 22.87 ft, action stageMar 15, 1963: 18.24 ft, action stageApr 9, 1964: 26.50 ft, minor floodingMar 6, 1965: 18.99 ft, action stageMar 17, 1976: 16.44 ft, action stageFeb 7, 1985: 15.68 ft, below flood stageMar 25, 1989: 25.82 ft, minor floodingOct 3, 1989: 33.24 ft, moderate floodingOct 24, 1990: 28.74 ft, minor floodingMar 28, 1993: 26.44 ft, minor floodingAug 22, 1994: 20.74 ft, action stageFeb 19, 1995: 22.35 ft, action stageFeb 4, 1996: 21.35 ft, action stageJan 25, 2002: 11.06 ft, below flood stageSep 11, 2004: 29.67 ft, moderate floodingMar 30, 2005: 19.34 ft, action stageDec 17, 2005: 17.08 ft, action stageSep 11, 2006: 29.67 ft, moderate floodingNov 24, 2006: 26.89 ft, minor floodingMar 3, 2007: 28.07 ft, minor floodingAug 31, 2008: 15.19 ft, below flood stageJan 28, 2010: 27.40 ft, minor flooding; 31,141 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2010: 29.23 ft, moderate flooding; 37,150 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 2015: 29.31 ft, moderate flooding; 50,900 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2016: 34.34 ft, moderate flooding; 68,799 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2017: 26.06 ft, minor flooding; 27,592 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2018: 16.39 ft, action stage; 13,525 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2018: 20.19 ft, action stage; 17,779 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2018: 20.19 ft, action stage; 17,779 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 2018: 29.34 ft, moderate flooding; 37,706 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2020: 35.23 ft, major flooding; 93,125 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2020: 18.74 ft, action stage; 15,411 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2020: 17.30 ft, action stage; 13,527 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2020: 17.05 ft, action stage; 13,208 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2020: 17.32 ft, action stage; 13,553 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2020: 25.82 ft, minor flooding; 28,100 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2020: 29.20 ft, moderate flooding; 41,400 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 2020: 29.13 ft, moderate flooding; 40,700 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2021: 25.44 ft, minor flooding; 26,691 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2022: 17.48 ft, action stage; 13,453 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 2022: 16.29 ft, action stage; 12,081 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2022: 16.73 ft, action stage; 12,560 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2022: 17.32 ft, action stage; 13,257 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2023: 17.85 ft, action stage; 13,929 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 2023: 18.43 ft, action stage; 14,686 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2023: 16.96 ft, action stage; 12,831 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2023: 16.25 ft, action stage; 12,041 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2023: 17.91 ft, action stage; 14,007 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2023: 14.88 ft, below flood stage; 10,659 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2023: 16.40 ft, action stage; 12,193 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2023: 17.71 ft, action stage; 13,748 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2024: 29.61 ft, moderate flooding; 43,152 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 2024: 18.44 ft, action stage; 14,699 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2024: 19.47 ft, action stage; 16,474 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2024: 20.51 ft, action stage; 17,900 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2024: 30.30 ft, moderate flooding; 46,671 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 2024: 38.03 ft, major flooding; 132,563 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 2024: 13.96 ft, below flood stage; 9,979 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2025: 21.07 ft, action stage; 18,692 cubic feet per second Highest, 38.03 ft, Sep 30, 2024 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Wateree River near Camden 1890s: 8 1900s: 9 9 1910s: 6 1920s: 7 1930s: 5 1940s: 6 1950s: 0 1960s: 2 1970s: 0 1980s: 2 1990s: 2 2000s: 4 2010s: 6 2020s: 8 1890s1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 55 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 39.70 ft on Aug 26, 1908; 35.40 ft on Mar 17, 1912; 34.00 ft on Mar 17, 1913; 34.40 ft on Feb 3, 1916; 40.40 ft on Jul 18, 1916; 35.00 ft on Aug 18, 1928; and more.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 113 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Wateree River near Camden
1Sep 30, 202438.03+14.03Major132,563
2Feb 8, 202035.23+11.23Major93,125
3Jan 1, 201634.34+10.34Moderate68,799
4Oct 3, 198933.24+9.24Moderate—
5Jul 21, 191933.00+9.00Moderate—
6May 24, 190132.50+8.50Moderate—
7Mar 1, 192931.80+7.80Moderate—
8Jun 5, 190931.70+7.70Moderate—
9Dec 31, 190131.20+7.20Moderate—
10Feb 8, 189931.00+7.00Moderate—
11Feb 11, 192131.00+7.00Moderate—
12Jan 20, 192531.00+7.00Moderate—
13Oct 24, 189330.50+6.50Moderate—
14Dec 27, 191430.50+6.50Moderate—
15Aug 16, 194030.50+6.50Moderate—
16Mar 25, 190330.40+6.40Moderate—
17Mar 6, 191730.30+6.30Moderate—
18Aug 10, 202430.30+6.30Moderate46,671
19Oct 10, 189430.20+6.20Moderate—
20Feb 16, 192230.20+6.20Moderate—
21Jan 20, 189230.10+6.10Moderate—
22Mar 18, 192330.00+6.00Moderate—
23Sep 11, 200429.67+5.67Moderate—
24Sep 11, 200629.67+5.67Moderate—
25Jan 11, 202429.61+5.61Moderate43,152
26Aug 30, 189329.60+5.60Moderate—
27Jul 15, 190529.60+5.60Moderate—
28Nov 17, 201829.34+5.34Moderate37,706
29Oct 4, 201529.31+5.31Moderate50,900
30Feb 7, 201029.23+5.23Moderate37,150
31May 30, 202029.20+5.20Moderate41,400
32Nov 15, 202029.13+5.13Moderate40,700
33Mar 21, 194429.08+5.08Moderate—
34Mar 2, 193929.01+5.01Moderate—
35Jul 11, 189628.80+4.80Minor—
36Oct 24, 199028.74+4.74Minor—
37Feb 8, 189728.70+4.70Minor—
38Oct 21, 190628.70+4.70Minor—
39Dec 22, 190528.60+4.60Minor—
40Aug 29, 192028.60+4.60Minor—
41Apr 23, 190028.40+4.40Minor—
42Jan 1, 193228.31+4.31Minor—
43Apr 21, 191828.20+4.20Minor—
44Jul 9, 194128.10+4.10Minor—
45Mar 3, 200728.07+4.07Minor—
46Sep 25, 189828.00+4.00Minor—
47Apr 2, 194827.96+3.96Minor—
48Jan 4, 191427.60+3.60Minor—
49Jan 28, 201027.40+3.40Minor31,141
50Jan 4, 193727.26+3.26Minor—

Other gauges in Kershaw County

Flood gauges in Kershaw County
Lake Wateree100.0107.00 ft, Oct 3, 19894

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CMDS1, 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.