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Around Black Creek
Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Black Creek is a 62.1 mile river near Riverrats Canoe and Kayak Rentals in South Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Black Creek near Hartsville, SC (site 02130910). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1961 to 2026
Black Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 256 cfs, and lowest in July, at 115 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,470 cfs, in 2018.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 244 | 184 to 313 |
| February | 255 | 191 to 321 |
| March | 256 | 184 to 349 |
| April | 206 | 151 to 305 |
| May | 147 | 104 to 210 |
| June | 128 | 83 to 189 |
| July | 115 | 77 to 179 |
| August | 122 | 81 to 207 |
| September | 115 | 84 to 172 |
| October | 123 | 92 to 190 |
| November | 159 | 118 to 208 |
| December | 197 | 157 to 251 |
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 66 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Black Creek near Hartsville, SC (site 02130910). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Black Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Highway 15 BridgeLynches RiverPublic
- Highway 327 BridgeBlack CreekPublic
- Dargans PondBack Swamp - Main LakePublic
- Whipples LandingLouthers LakePublic
- Cashua Ferry (Highway 34 Bridge)Great Pee Dee RiverPublic
- Sonovista ParkPrestwood LakePublic
- Lake RobinsonLake RobinsonPublic
- Blues (Hunts Bluff)Great Pee Dee RiverPublic
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