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Rocky Creek near Fort Mill, SC

River32.1 mi
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Around Rocky Creek

5 mi

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

About this river

Rocky Creek is a 32.1 mile river near Optimist Training in South Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Rocky Creek at Great Falls, SC (site 02147500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1951 to 2026

Rocky Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 151 cfs, and lowest in September, at 20 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 21,100 cfs, in 1967.

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Typical flow by month at Rocky Creek at Great Falls, SC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January11864 to 246
February13578 to 283
March15187 to 282
April9963 to 207
May5230 to 85
June3418 to 59
July2212 to 50
August239.0 to 51
September208.3 to 42
October249.8 to 47
November3720 to 76
December6333 to 131

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 71 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rocky Creek at Great Falls, SC (site 02147500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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