Rivers in South Carolina

Bush River near Prosperity

Newberry County, South CarolinaNWS PROS1USGS 02167582West Columbia office

Below flood stage
2.58ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 7:30 AM EDT

Flood stage
11.00 ft
Record crest
19.74 ft2015

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood24.00 ft
Moderate flood22.00 ft
Minor flood11.00 ft
Action10.00 ft

Crest history

50 crests on NOAA’s list since 1991.

#DateStage
1October 4, 201519.74 ft
2September 27, 202416.09 ft
3January 15, 199516.06 ft
4March 20, 200315.41 ft
5June 2, 200514.68 ft
6February 4, 199814.51 ft
7January 5, 202314.28 ft
8March 29, 199114.15 ft
9November 12, 200913.70 ft
10March 2, 200713.62 ft
11October 8, 199213.56 ft
12April 6, 202213.48 ft
13June 29, 199413.08 ft
14February 3, 199613.01 ft
15January 10, 202412.68 ft
16December 12, 200812.51 ft
17July 26, 202412.28 ft
18October 8, 200512.14 ft
19July 24, 199712.01 ft
20February 12, 202311.90 ft
21September 8, 200411.74 ft
22December 11, 202411.39 ft
23April 3, 202411.37 ft
24March 2, 202410.32 ft
25January 26, 202410.13 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 8, 2025: 7.42 ft
  • February 13, 2025: 8.04 ft
  • December 11, 2024: 11.39 ft
  • September 27, 2024: 16.09 ft
  • August 8, 2024: 9.71 ft
  • July 31, 2024: 9.02 ft
  • July 26, 2024: 12.28 ft
  • July 25, 2024: 9.30 ft
  • April 3, 2024: 11.37 ft
  • March 10, 2024: 8.81 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Southeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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.