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USGSSite ID: 02163500active

USGS 02163500

SALUDA RIVER NEAR WARE SHOALS, SC

SALUDA RIVER • Greenwood County • SC

Latest public reading503 cfsObserved May 11, 2026 at 1:15 PM CDT
TrendRisingNo forecast linked
Data freshness StaleObservation 1570 minutes old
Flood contextNo source flood categoryFetched Timestamp unavailable

Stage and discharge

Observed source readings

Stage and discharge

Hourly readings and linked forecast values

Observed

Stage and discharge chart includes 5 observed points.

Line chart: Observed00.511.522.5306-16 01:1506-17 23:1506-20 12:15
Data series

Flood-stage context

Source-published thresholds where available

Action40 ftSource-backed threshold
Minor flood42 ftSource-backed threshold
Moderate flood44 ftSource-backed threshold
Major flood46 ftSource-backed threshold

Forecast

Linked NWS/NWPS values

Forecast unavailable

Forecasts are not available for this gauge in RiverStat.us launch sources.

Observations

Stage

2.93 ft

Observed Jun 20, 2026 at 7:15 AM CDT

Stage

2.45 ft

Observed Jun 19, 2026 at 11:15 AM CDT

Stage

2.68 ft

Observed Jun 17, 2026 at 6:15 PM CDT

Stage

2.7 ft

Observed Jun 16, 2026 at 4:15 PM CDT

Stage

2.63 ft

Observed Jun 15, 2026 at 8:15 PM CDT

Alerts

Alerts unavailable

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Official public sources

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Source freshness

Observed and fetched timestamps are shown separately when the API returns them.

Transparent methodology

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