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Around Cooper River
- Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage CorridorRecreation area15.7 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Charles Pinckney National Historic Site Visitor CenterVisitor center15.7 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Charles Pinckney National Historic SiteRecreation area15.8 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Cape Romain National Wildlife RefugeRecreation area16.1 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Cooper River is a 29.9 mile river near Nature Adventures on Shem Creek in South Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cooper R at Filbin Creek at North Charleston, SC (site 021720677). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical water level by month
1997 to 2025
Cooper River typically sits highest in October, at a median 11.05 ft, and lowest in January, at 10.21 ft. The highest water level on record for any single day is 13.20 ft, in 2017.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (ft) | Usual range (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 10.21 | 9.83 to 10.56 |
| February | 10.28 | 9.92 to 10.67 |
| March | 10.36 | 10.07 to 10.74 |
| April | 10.45 | 10.13 to 10.79 |
| May | 10.53 | 10.27 to 10.82 |
| June | 10.52 | 10.23 to 10.88 |
| July | 10.44 | 10.22 to 10.76 |
| August | 10.63 | 10.36 to 10.93 |
| September | 11.04 | 10.79 to 11.39 |
| October | 11.05 | 10.77 to 11.45 |
| November | 10.84 | 10.44 to 11.15 |
| December | 10.43 | 10.06 to 10.83 |
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 27 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cooper R at Filbin Creek at North Charleston, SC (site 021720677). 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 Cooper River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Remleys PointWando RiverPublic
- Bushy Park - Salt WaterBack RiverPublic
- Bushy Park - Fresh WaterBack RiverPublic
- Cypress Gardens LandingDunham CreekPublic
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