Wateree River level at Camden
South Carolina · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 02147801 — LAKE WATEREE TAILRACE ABOVE CAMDEN, SC
Reading taken · as of 13 min ago
Low and clear — wadeable, and fish will be spooky
At 1,030 CFS, this gauge is in the lowest 10% of the 4 years USGS has recorded for this date (2022–2026), at 61% of the 1,690 CFS median.
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Flow history at Camden
Daily values from USGS 02147801, updated every 15 to 60 minutes. Provisional.
About Wateree River at Camden
In South Carolina, below Lake Wateree. Releases can change the flow by hundreds of CFS in an hour with no rain in the basin — check it the morning you go, not the night before.
Reservoir feeding this stretch
Flow here is set by releases from Lake Wateree. A full pool usually means more water on its way down.
Wateree River at Camden — common questions
3 questions
How do releases from Lake Wateree affect this stretch?
Directly and fast. When the dam generates, flow here can climb by an order of magnitude within the hour, with no rain anywhere in the basin. That sudden release is the real hazard on a tailwater. The pool level is on lakelvl.com, linked below.
Is Wateree River at Camden high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median flow for late September here is 1,690 CFS, from 4 years of record (2022–2026). Today sits in the lowest 10% of those years, at 61% of the median. The comparison is what makes the raw number mean anything: the same reading is a drought on one river and a flood on another.
How often does this reading update?
USGS transmits from gauge 02147801 every 15 to 60 minutes. This page refreshes from USGS when you open it, and the reading is provisional until USGS reviews it. The timestamp is in the gauge's local time.