Rivers in South Carolina

Broad River at Shelby Hwy (SC 18), 4 W Blacksburg

Cherokee County, South CarolinaNWS BBGS1USGS 02153200Greer office

Below flood stage
3.53ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 23, 3:00 PM EDT

Flood stage
16.00 ft
Forecast crest
4.70 ftThu, Sep 24, 2:00 AM EDT
Record crest
26.23 ft2024

Open the live map with the river flood outlook

Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood25.00 ft
Moderate flood22.00 ft
Minor flood16.00 ft
Action13.00 ft
  1. 32.00 ftMajor Flooding continues. The Broad River may be reaching the Highway 18 bridge adjacent to the streamgauge site.
  2. 25.00 ftMajor Flood Stage. Record flooding is ongoing.
  3. 24.00 ftModerate Flooding continues. The Broad River may be significantly restricting operations at Lockhart Dam and may be overtopping Cherokee Falls Dam.
  4. 22.00 ftModerate Flood Stage. Floodwaters are approaching the Gaston Shoals powerhouse and extensive flooding of the adjacent parking lot and fishing access is ongoing. The Broad River is at levels similar to those that occurred in September 2004 due to Hurricane Frances.
  5. 20.00 ftMinor Flooding continues. The Cherokee Falls Hydro Project operations may be impacted by excessively high flows. Floodwaters may be impacting access to the Cherokee Falls powerhouse and inundating residential yards adjacent to the river.
  6. 19.50 ftMinor Flooding continues. Several secondary roads near the river may be inundated.
  7. 18.00 ftMinor Flooding continues. The Broad River may be approaching Wolf Den Rd. Floodwaters may be inundating Little Hope Rd. and River Rd.
  8. 16.00 ftMinor Flood Stage. The Broad River may be flooding River Rd. and Little Hope Rd. near US 29. Farmland flooding is continuing adjacent to the river.
  9. 15.00 ftAction Stage Flooding continues. The Broad River may be approaching River Rd. and Little Hope Rd. near US 29. Adjacent farmland and low-lying area flooding is continuing.
  10. 14.00 ftAction Stage Flooding continues. At this level, minor flooding of low-lying farmland along the river may be ongoing. Areas along Buffalo Breek may be beginning to flood due to backwater effects.
  11. 13.00 ftAction Stage. The Broad River may be overflowing its banks and flooding adjacent low-lying areas.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor flooding7%
Moderate floodingUnder 5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 15, 2026.

Crest history

29 crests on NOAA’s list since 1997.

#DateStage
1September 28, 202426.23 ft
2February 7, 202024.18 ft
3September 8, 200421.92 ft
4January 10, 202421.12 ft
5March 20, 200321.06 ft
6May 6, 201319.75 ft
7January 25, 201018.31 ft
8October 8, 200517.67 ft
9December 10, 200416.65 ft
10July 8, 200516.20 ft
11December 27, 202315.62 ft
12November 12, 200915.44 ft
13January 18, 201315.09 ft
14March 2, 200713.97 ft
15March 9, 199813.72 ft
16December 23, 201312.80 ft
17January 9, 199812.49 ft
18January 28, 199812.04 ft
19March 21, 200012.01 ft
20December 1, 201011.28 ft
21November 27, 201311.14 ft
22May 15, 201210.76 ft
23October 27, 199710.27 ft
24September 21, 20099.39 ft
25August 27, 20087.76 ft

Most recent crests

  • September 28, 2024: 26.23 ft
  • January 10, 2024: 21.12 ft
  • December 27, 2023: 15.62 ft
  • February 7, 2020: 24.18 ft
  • December 29, 2013: 6.86 ft
  • December 23, 2013: 12.80 ft
  • November 27, 2013: 11.14 ft
  • May 6, 2013: 19.75 ft
  • January 18, 2013: 15.09 ft
  • May 15, 2012: 10.76 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Southeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.