Cooper River near Goose Creek water level

Name: Cooper River near Goose Creek water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
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Tidal gauge, Cooper River, South Carolina, United States

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Normal for late October

Water level

16.41ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT (14 min ago)

Water temperature: 69 °F

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Cooper River near Goose Creek is at 16.41 ft, in the normal range for late October.

That puts it 0.02 ft below the median of 16.43 ft for late October, based on 44 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 17.05 ft (−0.64 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 14.79 ft and 18.88 ft.

The sensor also reports a water temperature of 69 °F.

Compared with 44 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 16.43 ft0.02 ft below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 15.58 ft – 16.95 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (44 years of records)
Same day last year: 17.05 ft−0.64 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 14.79 ft – 18.88 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 15.04 ft – 18.06 ft
Highest on record: 20.40 ftAugust 30, 2023

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
1	20.40 ft	August 30, 2023
2	20.31 ft	December 17, 2023
3	20.23 ft	October 8, 2016
4	20.22 ft	September 11, 2017
5	20.22 ft	September 22, 1989
6	20.18 ft	October 3, 2015
7	20.12 ft	September 12, 2017
8	19.90 ft	November 24, 2018
9	19.83 ft	October 24, 2008
10	19.80 ft	October 7, 2015

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 77° 44° – Wind 10 mph

21 Wed 74° 48° – Wind 9 mph

22 Thu 74° 45° – Wind 8 mph

23 Fri 73° 51° – Wind 9 mph

24 Sat 72° 53° – Wind 13 mph

25 Sun 73° 54° – Wind 14 mph

26 Mon 75° 53° – Wind 9 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:29 AM Sunset 06:41 PM Daylight 11 hr, 12 min Waxing gibbous 74%

Map

Other gauges on the Cooper River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Cooper River above Goose CreekTidal gauge, Cooper River	7.67 ft	Low	+0.24 ft	3.3 mi
Cooper River at Mobay near N CharlestonTidal gauge, Cooper River	7.21 ft	Very low	−0.09 ft	5.2 mi
Cooper River at Filbin Creek at North CharlestonTidal gauge, Cooper River	10.23 ft	Low	−1.62 ft	12 mi
Cooper River at Ports Authority Pier K CharlestonTidal gauge, Cooper River	11.63 ft	Very low	−0.49 ft	14 mi
Cooper River at U.s. Highway 17 at CharlestonTidal gauge, Cooper River	5.98 ft	Very low	−0.54 ft	18 mi
Cooper River at S. Adgers Wharf at CharlestonRiver gauge, Cooper River	18.18 ft	No reference yet	−0.64 ft	20 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Back River at Dupont Intake near KittredgeTidal gauge, Back River	17.20 ft	Very high	+0.27 ft	1.3 mi
West Branch Cooper River at Pimlico near Moncks CornerTidal gauge, West Branch Cooper River	13.17 ft	Very high	+0.29 ft	2.6 mi
French Quarter Creek near HugerRiver gauge, French Quarter Creek	8.81 ft	Below flood stage	+0.65 ft	5.1 mi
Lake Moultrie Tailrace Canal at Moncks CornerRiver gauge, Lake Moultrie Tailrace Canal	7.80 ft	Very high	+0.78 ft	11 mi
Wando River at Cainhoy below WandoTidal gauge, Wando River	11.23 ft	Very low	−0.34 ft	11 mi
Lake Moultrie Tailrace near PinopolisLake, Lake Moultrie Tailrace	8.99 ft	Very high	+0.38 ft	13 mi
Lake Moultrie near PinopolisLake, Lake Moultrie	72.83 ft	Very low	+0.10 ft	13 mi

Questions and answers

How does the Cooper River near Goose Creek compare with last year?

It is 0.64 ft lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 17.05 ft.

What is a normal level for the Cooper River near Goose Creek in late October?

The median for late October is 16.43 ft. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 15.58 ft and 16.95 ft, based on 44 years of records.

What is the water level of Cooper River near Goose Creek today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, the water level was 16.41 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Cooper River near Goose Creek rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.53 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Cooper River near Goose Creek normal?

Normal for late October. Compared with 44 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Cooper River near Goose Creek?

The highest level on record is 20.40 ft on August 30, 2023.

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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:02172050 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 33.05767, -79.93578 (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	16.41 ft	2026-10-21 04:00	Provisional
Water temperature	69 °F	2026-10-21 04:00	Provisional

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