South Fork Edisto River above Springfield water level

What this means

The South Fork Edisto River above Springfield is running far below normal at 10.40 ft.

The median for mid-October is 11.11 ft, based on 12 years of readings, so the river stage is 0.71 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 10.81 ft, a difference of −0.41 ft.

It has dropped 0.12 ft over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 9.51 ft and 12.98 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 12 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

11.11 ft0.71 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

10.49 ft – 12.47 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (12 years of records)

Same day last year

10.81 ft−0.41 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

9.51 ft – 12.98 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

8.88 ft – 14.01 ft

Highest on record

15.11 ftMarch 29, 2023