Cooper River above Goose Creek water level

What this means

The Cooper River above Goose Creek is well above normal at 10.31 ft.

The median for mid-October is 8.19 ft, based on 10 years of readings, so the water level is 2.12 ft above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 8.31 ft, a difference of +2.00 ft.

It has risen 0.18 ft over the past 24 hours. If the rise continues, low-lying paths and riverside parking can go under water. In the last month it has stayed between 6.00 ft and 10.31 ft.

The water temperature at the gauge is 72 °F.

Compared with 10 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

8.19 ft2.12 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

7.84 ft – 8.72 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (10 years of records)

Same day last year

8.31 ft+2.00 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

6.00 ft – 10.31 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

6.34 ft – 9.27 ft