About this river
Waccamaw River is a 19.1 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.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19,000 | 13,100 to 24,600 | |
| February | 21,200 | 17,800 to 27,400 | |
| March | 21,700 | 16,100 to 29,700 | |
| April | 15,950 | 9,135 to 21,150 | |
| May | 14,400 | 7,140 to 19,100 | |
| June | 7,520 | 4,700 to 11,800 | |
| July | 5,320 | 2,680 to 8,220 | |
| August | 6,430 | 3,540 to 13,800 | |
| September | 7,710 | 3,675 to 13,750 | |
| October | 9,070 | 4,500 to 23,500 | |
| November | 10,150 | 5,460 to 17,050 | |
| December | 12,700 | 7,780 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
5 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
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