About this river
Back River is a 2.8 mile river near Charleston Kayak in South Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Back River at Dupont Intake near Kittredge, SC (site 02172040). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical water level by month
1984 to 2026
Back River typically sits highest in October, at a median 16.48 ft, and lowest in January, at 15.63 ft. The highest water level on record for any single day is 21.26 ft, in 2016.
| Month | Typical (ft) | Usual range (ft) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.63 | 15.25 to 16.04 | |
| February | 15.70 | 15.31 to 16.07 | |
| March | 15.80 | 15.42 to 16.20 | |
| April | 15.87 | 15.48 to 16.25 | |
| May | 15.98 | 15.70 to 16.31 | |
| June | 15.96 | 15.60 to 16.36 | |
| July | 15.87 | 15.54 to 16.21 | |
| August | 16.07 | 15.73 to 16.44 | |
| September | 16.48 | 16.11 to 16.82 | |
| October | 16.48 | 16.15 to 16.91 | |
| November | 16.15 | 15.79 to 16.57 | |
| December | 15.82 | 15.44 to 16.26 |
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 40 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Back River at Dupont Intake near Kittredge, SC (site 02172040). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Back River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Bushy Park - Fresh WaterBack RiverPublic
- Cypress Gardens LandingDunham CreekPublic
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