Fishing Creek below Fort Lawn water level

Name: Fishing Creek below Fort Lawn water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Fishing Creek, South Carolina, United States

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

2.33ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 05:30 PM EDT (30 min ago)

Flow: 13.5 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Fishing Creek below Fort Lawn, where the gauge shows 2.33 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 2.32 ft – 2.50 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Paddling and fishing conditions

Most paddlers and anglers will find the river in good shape at this stage.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 75° 40° – Wind 8 mph

21 Wed 72° 44° – Wind 9 mph

22 Thu 75° 45° – Wind 6 mph

23 Fri 72° 47° – Wind 10 mph

24 Sat 69° 48° – Wind 11 mph

25 Sun 71° 45° – Wind 9 mph

26 Mon 74° 47° – Wind 5 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:44 PM Daylight 11 hr, 10 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Other gauges on Fishing Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Fishing Creek at Highway 5 below YorkRiver gauge, Fishing Creek	2.17 ft	Low	+0.01 ft	27 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Catawba River at Great FallsRiver gauge, Catawba River	353.40 ft	Normal	+0.60 ft	3.4 mi
Rocky Creek at Great FallsRiver gauge, Rocky Creek	2.47 ft	Normal	−0.03 ft	5.0 mi
Cedar Creek Reservoir Tailrace below Great FallsRiver gauge, Cedar Creek Reservoir Tailrace	9.32 ft	High	+0.18 ft	7 mi
Catawba River below CatawbaRiver gauge, Catawba River	6.99 ft	High	−0.01 ft	14 mi
Dutchmans Creek near WinnsboroRiver gauge, Dutchmans Creek	60.86 ft	Highest on record	±0	19 mi
Wildcat Creek below Rock HillRiver gauge, Wildcat Creek	2.08 ft	Very low	±0	19 mi
Little Lynches River above KershawRiver gauge, Little Lynches River	3.71 ft	Very low	+0.03 ft	20 mi
Hanging Rock Creek near KershawRiver gauge, Hanging Rock Creek	−0.11 ft	Very low	−0.02 ft	21 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Fishing Creek below Fort Lawn today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 05:30 PM EDT, the water level was 2.33 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Fishing Creek below Fort Lawn rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Fishing Creek below Fort Lawn normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:02147403 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 34.63681, -80.92730 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	2.33 ft	2026-10-20 21:30	Provisional
Flow	13.5 cfs	2026-10-20 21:30	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Fishing Creek below Fort Lawn (usgs:02147403). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/south-carolina/fishing-creek-below-fort-lawn

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer