Waccamaw River near Pawleys Island water level

What this means

The Waccamaw River near Pawleys Island is well above normal at 7.35 ft.

The median for mid-October is 5.42 ft, based on 22 years of readings, so the water level is 1.93 ft above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 6.02 ft, a difference of +1.33 ft. The record high is 11.35 ft, set on September 27, 2018.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 3.68 ft and 7.36 ft.

The water temperature at the gauge is 69 °F.

Compared with 22 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

5.42 ft1.93 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

4.85 ft – 6.64 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (22 years of records)

Same day last year

6.02 ft+1.33 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

3.68 ft – 7.36 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

3.83 ft – 6.63 ft

Highest on record

11.35 ftSeptember 27, 2018