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Coosawhatchie River in South Carolina

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Around Coosawhatchie River

10 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Coosawhatchie River is a 48.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Coosawhatchie River near Hampton, SC (site 02176500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1951 to 2026

Coosawhatchie River typically runs highest in March, at a median 220 cfs, and lowest in October, at 13 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,590 cfs, in 1969.

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Typical flow by month at Coosawhatchie River near Hampton, SC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January15265 to 270
February20699 to 417
March220101 to 427
April11251 to 294
May286.3 to 111
June233.6 to 110
July181.0 to 90
August192.0 to 89
September152.2 to 72
October132.7 to 50
November237.5 to 91
December7336 to 174

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 76 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Coosawhatchie River near Hampton, SC (site 02176500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

6 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Coosawhatchie River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Tuckasee KingSavannah RiverPublic
  • Stokes BluffSavannah RiverPublic
  • Dawson LandingCoosawhatchie RiverPublic
  • Corner LakeCoosawhatchie RiverPublic
  • Lake Warren (South)Lake George WarrenPublic
  • Lake Warren (North)Lake George WarrenPublic

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