Pee Dee River at Georgetown water level

Name: Pee Dee River at Georgetown water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Tidal gauge, Pee Dee River, South Carolina, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

12.17ft Up 0.25 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 10:15 PM EDT (31 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The U.S. Geological Survey has the Pee Dee River at Georgetown at 12.17 ft. There is no published reference for this tidal gauge yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It is on the way up, by 0.25 ft over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 10.49 ft – 14.54 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Highest on record: 16.27 ftSeptember 11, 2017

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
1	16.27 ft	September 11, 2017
2	15.72 ft	September 30, 2018
3	14.82 ft	December 4, 2017
4	14.74 ft	January 3, 2018
5	14.73 ft	November 5, 2017
6	14.72 ft	August 28, 2017
7	14.72 ft	October 7, 2017

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.06 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 65° 46° – Wind 12 mph

20 Tue 71° 43° – Wind 10 mph

21 Wed 72° 52° – Wind 11 mph

22 Thu 73° 50° – Wind 8 mph

23 Fri 68° 51° – Wind 13 mph

24 Sat 71° 58° – Wind 17 mph

25 Sun 72° 56° – Wind 16 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:26 AM Sunset 06:39 PM Daylight 11 hr, 13 min First quarter 64%

Map

Other gauges on the Pee Dee River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Pee Dee River at Hwy731 below Lake Tillery near NorwoodRiver gauge, Pee Dee River	3.93 ft	Low	−2.83 ft	134 mi
Pee Dee River at Pee Dee Refuge near AnsonvilleRiver gauge, Pee Dee River	6.34 ft	Below flood stage	−2.48 ft	128 mi
Pee Dee River below Powerhouse Dam near Pee DeeRiver gauge, Pee Dee River	4.53 ft	Low	−2.78 ft	117 mi
Pee Dee River near RockinghamRiver gauge, Pee Dee River	2.28 ft	Normal	−1.75 ft	114 mi
Pee Dee River above Jones Creek near CordovaRiver gauge, Pee Dee River	3.10 ft	Normal	−2.08 ft	109 mi
Pee Dee River at CherawRiver gauge, Pee Dee River	5.57 ft	Normal	−2.94 ft	99 mi
Pee Dee River near BennettsvilleRiver gauge, Pee Dee River	58.81 ft	High	−1.69 ft	91 mi
Pee Dee River at PeedeeRiver gauge, Pee Dee River	11.32 ft	High	+0.19 ft	60 mi
Pee Dee River below Pee DeeRiver gauge, Pee Dee River	19.25 ft	High	+0.21 ft	57 mi
Pee Dee River at Us378 above PostonRiver gauge, Pee Dee River	15.46 ft	Very high	+0.34 ft	38 mi
Pee Dee River at Highway 701 near BucksportRiver gauge, Pee Dee River	11.75 ft	Normal	+0.32 ft	21 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Turkey Creek near MaryvilleRiver gauge, Turkey Creek	1.22 ft	Very low	±0	5.1 mi
Waccamaw River near Hagley Land. near Pawleys IslandTidal gauge, Waccamaw River	16.41 ft	Normal	+0.33 ft	7 mi
Waccamaw River near Pawleys IslandTidal gauge, Waccamaw River	5.96 ft	Normal	+0.46 ft	12 mi
North Santee River near North SanteeEstuary gauge, North Santee River	5.30 ft	Normal	+0.46 ft	13 mi
Black River near DunbarRiver gauge, Black River	16.85 ft	High	+0.43 ft	14 mi
South Santee River near McClellanvilleEstuary gauge, South Santee River	9.01 ft	Normal	+0.34 ft	15 mi
South Santee River at State Pier near McClellanvilleTidal gauge, South Santee River	21.62 ft	Low	±0	16 mi
Waccamaw River at BucksportTidal gauge, Waccamaw River	17.86 ft	High	+0.41 ft	22 mi

Questions and answers

What is the water level of Pee Dee River at Georgetown today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 10:15 PM EDT, the water level was 12.17 ft. Up 0.25 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Pee Dee River at Georgetown rising or falling?

Up 0.25 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Pee Dee River at Georgetown normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Pee Dee River at Georgetown?

The highest level on record is 16.27 ft on September 11, 2017.

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:02136350 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 33.36933, -79.26366 (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	12.17 ft	2026-10-20 02:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Pee Dee River at Georgetown (usgs:02136350). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/south-carolina/pee-dee-river-at-georgetown

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