About this river
Polecat Branch is a 4.7 mile stream near Riverrats Canoe and Kayak Rentals in South Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Lynches River at Effingham, SC (site 02132000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1930 to 2026
Polecat Branch typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,460 cfs, and lowest in October, at 355 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 24,500 cfs, in 1945.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,140 | 714 to 1,940 | |
| February | 1,360 | 867 to 2,120 | |
| March | 1,460 | 896 to 2,280 | |
| April | 1,055 | 702 to 1,960 | |
| May | 549 | 352 to 857 | |
| June | 429 | 280 to 711 | |
| July | 388 | 241 to 681 | |
| August | 430 | 263 to 791 | |
| September | 362 | 240 to 662 | |
| October | 355 | 242 to 613 | |
| November | 440 | 315 to 801 | |
| December | 746 | 489 to 1,180 |
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 97 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Lynches River at Effingham, SC (site 02132000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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