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Lawsons Fork Creek in South Carolina

Stream23.2 mi
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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Lawsons Fork Creek is a 23.2 mile stream near H2o Dreams Paddling School in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Lawsons Fork Creek at Spartanburg, SC (site 02156300). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2012 to 2027

Lawsons Fork Creek typically runs highest in January, at a median 107 cfs, and lowest in September, at 43 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,910 cfs, in 2024.

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Typical flow by month at Lawsons Fork Creek at Spartanburg, SC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January10771 to 156
February10675 to 161
March10482 to 144
April9973 to 143
May8567 to 116
June6344 to 89
July5439 to 82
August5743 to 88
September4331 to 61
October4931 to 80
November5839 to 94
December7952 to 141

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 14 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Lawsons Fork Creek at Spartanburg, SC (site 02156300). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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