About this river
Black Creek is a 15.4 mile river near Riverrats Canoe and Kayak Rentals in South Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Black Creek near Quinby, SC (site 02130980). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2002 to 2026
Black Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 497 cfs, and lowest in October, at 239 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,090 cfs, in 2004.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 456 | 306 to 684 | |
| February | 489 | 344 to 689 | |
| March | 497 | 348 to 661 | |
| April | 404 | 294 to 536 | |
| May | 298 | 220 to 427 | |
| June | 241 | 174 to 414 | |
| July | 253 | 150 to 413 | |
| August | 271 | 169 to 413 | |
| September | 245 | 144 to 380 | |
| October | 239 | 181 to 359 | |
| November | 267 | 208 to 395 | |
| December | 375 | 286 to 519 |
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 25 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Black Creek near Quinby, SC (site 02130980). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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