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Waccamaw River near Pawleys Island, SC

River38.9 mi
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Around Waccamaw River

Ocean Lakes Family Campground8.2 miWaccamaw National Wildlife Refuge5.7 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Waccamaw River is a 38.9 mile river near Surf The Earth in South Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Waccamaw R near Hagley Land. near Pawleys Island, SC (site 02110815). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1990 to 2000

Waccamaw River typically runs highest in March, at a median 21,700 cfs, and lowest in July, at 5,320 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 62,500 cfs, in 1993.

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Typical flow by month at Waccamaw R near Hagley Land. near Pawleys Island, SC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January19,00013,100 to 24,600
February21,20017,800 to 27,400
March21,70016,100 to 29,700
April15,9509,135 to 21,150
May14,4007,140 to 19,100
June7,5204,700 to 11,800
July5,3202,680 to 8,220
August6,4303,540 to 13,800
September7,7103,675 to 13,750
October9,0704,500 to 23,500
November10,1505,460 to 17,050
December12,7007,780 to 17,300

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 10 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Waccamaw R near Hagley Land. near Pawleys Island, SC (site 02110815). 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 Waccamaw River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Pritchard StreetPawleys CreekPublic
  • HagleyWaccamaw RiverPublic
  • Tom CrockerMain CreekPublic
  • Shell RoadMain CreekPublic
  • Sandy Island LandingWaccamaw RiverPublic
  • Wacca WacheWaccamaw RiverPublic
  • Yauhannah Landing (US701 Bridge)Great Pee Dee RiverPublic
  • Port Harrelson LandingBull CreekPublic

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