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Wateree River near Camden

National Weather Service gauge CMDS1 · South Carolina · Kershaw County · 34.2444, -80.6542 · USGS 02148000

Flood levels

Official flood levels at this gauge: action stage begins at 16.0 ft; minor flooding begins at 24.0 ft; moderate flooding begins at 29.0 ft; major flooding begins at 35.0 ft.

Action stage16.0 ft
Minor flooding24.0 ft
Moderate flooding29.0 ft
Major flooding35.0 ft

Highest recorded crests

What the water does

National Weather Service impact statements for this gauge, in the Weather Service's own words.

27.0 ftAccess road in the Wild Turkey Lane Community will be flooded. River bottomland between Camden and Lugoff begins to flood.
29.0 ftPortions of the Invista Plant property in Lugoff become flooded.
32.0 ftLivestock may become cut off on small islands downstream from Camden.
35.0 ftFairview Plant Road near the river floods. Flood water backs up into Five and Twenty Mile Creek west of Camden.
39.0 ftSouthern Railroad traffic downstream from Camden and in the Eastover area may be affected.
41.0 ftThe Southern Railroad near Wateree may be flooded.

Forecast office: NWS West Columbia · River Forecast Center: Southeast River Forecast Center.

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