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Little River in South Carolina

River36.3 mi
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Around Little River

Brick House Campground13.2 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Little River is a 36.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little River near Silverstreet, SC (site 02167450). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1990 to 2026

Little River typically runs highest in March, at a median 164 cfs, and lowest in September, at 27 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 12,300 cfs, in 2016.

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Typical flow by month at Little River near Silverstreet, SC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January13763 to 246
February16198 to 265
March164116 to 259
April11989 to 179
May7752 to 122
June6140 to 95
July3823 to 64
August3316 to 63
September2713 to 48
October3517 to 58
November5528 to 114
December9051 to 152

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 36 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little River near Silverstreet, SC (site 02167450). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Little River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Greenwood ShoresSaluda River - Lake GreenwoodPublic
  • Greenwood ShoresSaluda River - Lake GreenwoodPublic
  • Lake Greenwood State ParkSaluda River - Lake GreenwoodPublic
  • Lake Greenwood State ParkSaluda River - Lake GreenwoodPublic

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