Stono River at Main Road below Rantowles water level

Name: Stono River at Main Road below Rantowles water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Tidal gauge, Stono River, South Carolina, United States

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Water level

16.54ft Up 0.79 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 10:15 PM EDT (1 hour ago)

Water temperature: 68 °F

History

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Water level

What this means

The Stono River at Main Road below Rantowles reads 16.54 ft as of Oct 20, 2026, 10:15 PM EDT. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this tidal gauge yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

It has risen 0.79 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 13.35 ft and 18.99 ft.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to +0.12 ft. The sensor also reports a water temperature of 68 °F.

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

Key numbers

Same day last year: 16.72 ft−0.18 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 13.35 ft – 18.99 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 14.61 ft – 17.51 ft

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 74° 46° – Wind 10 mph

21 Wed 73° 48° – Wind 9 mph

22 Thu 73° 45° – Wind 8 mph

23 Fri 73° 55° – Wind 10 mph

24 Sat 72° 56° – Wind 13 mph

25 Sun 75° 57° – Wind 13 mph

26 Mon 76° 57° – Wind 10 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:30 AM Sunset 06:42 PM Daylight 11 hr, 12 min Waxing gibbous 74%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Ashley River near North CharlestonTidal gauge, Ashley River	7.98 ft	Very low	−0.09 ft	5.9 mi
Ashley River below SummervilleTidal gauge, Ashley River	9.16 ft	Low	+1.53 ft	10 mi
Cooper River at Ports Authority Pier K CharlestonTidal gauge, Cooper River	11.94 ft	Very low	+0.02 ft	10 mi
Cooper River at Filbin Creek at North CharlestonTidal gauge, Cooper River	9.96 ft	Very low	−0.95 ft	11 mi
Cooper River at U.s. Highway 17 at CharlestonTidal gauge, Cooper River	5.90 ft	Very low	−0.21 ft	11 mi
Ashley River at Cooke CrossroadsTidal gauge, Ashley River	15.55 ft	Normal	+1.84 ft	13 mi
Wando River above Mount PleasantTidal gauge, Wando River	17.40 ft	Very low	−0.09 ft	13 mi
Cooper River at Mobay near N CharlestonTidal gauge, Cooper River	7.89 ft	Normal	+0.49 ft	17 mi

Questions and answers

How does the Stono River at Main Road below Rantowles compare with last year?

It is 0.18 ft lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 16.72 ft.

What is the water level of Stono River at Main Road below Rantowles today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 10:15 PM EDT, the water level was 16.54 ft. Up 0.79 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Stono River at Main Road below Rantowles rising or falling?

Up 0.79 ft over the last 24 hours. Up 0.12 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Stono River at Main Road below Rantowles normal?

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

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:021721675 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 32.78511, -80.10686 (WGS84)
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	16.54 ft	2026-10-21 02:15	Provisional
Water temperature	68 °F	2026-10-21 02:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Stono River at Main Road below Rantowles (usgs:021721675). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/south-carolina/stono-river-at-main-road-below-rantowles

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