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Around Fishing Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Fishing Creek is a 54.1 mile river near Tega Cay Marina & Boat Rentals in South Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Fishing Creek below Fort Lawn, SC (site 02147403). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2001 to 2026
Fishing Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 189 cfs, and lowest in October, at 16 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,200 cfs, in 2024.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 144 | 68 to 348 |
| February | 189 | 97 to 419 |
| March | 175 | 118 to 379 |
| April | 122 | 78 to 227 |
| May | 75 | 40 to 217 |
| June | 50 | 27 to 117 |
| July | 29 | 15 to 73 |
| August | 33 | 9.0 to 142 |
| September | 23 | 10 to 47 |
| October | 16 | 8.0 to 51 |
| November | 34 | 12 to 119 |
| December | 114 | 32 to 287 |
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 12 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Fishing Creek below Fort Lawn, SC (site 02147403). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Fishing Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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