About this river
Great Pee Dee River is an 18.1 mile river near Surf The Earth in South Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Pee Dee River at Hwy 701 near Bucksport, SC (site 02135200). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 9. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2001 to 2025
Great Pee Dee River typically runs highest in March, at a median 16,500 cfs, and lowest in August, at 5,600 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 137,000 cfs, in 2018.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15,100 | 10,200 to 24,600 | |
| February | 15,000 | 10,500 to 22,900 | |
| March | 16,500 | 11,000 to 23,800 | |
| April | 14,050 | 9,655 to 18,600 | |
| May | 9,000 | 6,280 to 15,000 | |
| June | 7,175 | 4,320 to 14,100 | |
| July | 5,700 | 3,590 to 9,150 | |
| August | 5,600 | 3,780 to 9,770 | |
| September | 6,175 | 3,195 to 10,850 | |
| October | 5,980 | 3,210 to 15,900 | |
| November | 6,225 | 3,750 to 11,300 | |
| December | 11,600 | 6,750 to 17,500 |
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 21 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pee Dee River at Hwy 701 near Bucksport, SC (site 02135200). 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 Great Pee Dee River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- HagleyWaccamaw RiverPublic
- Pringles FerryBlack RiverPublic
- Yauhannah Landing (US701 Bridge)Great Pee Dee RiverPublic
- Peters Field LandingPee Dee RiverPublic
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