Salkehatchie River in South Carolina
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Around Salkehatchie River
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Salkehatchie River is a 58.6 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Salkehatchie River near Miley, SC (site 02175500). 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
Salkehatchie River typically runs highest in February, at a median 394 cfs, and lowest in September, at 138 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,360 cfs, in 2024.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 365 | 256 to 481 |
| February | 394 | 278 to 586 |
| March | 390 | 288 to 614 |
| April | 282 | 205 to 463 |
| May | 171 | 109 to 311 |
| June | 162 | 93 to 274 |
| July | 147 | 83 to 254 |
| August | 148 | 90 to 275 |
| September | 138 | 84 to 244 |
| October | 141 | 106 to 239 |
| November | 209 | 149 to 301 |
| December | 296 | 214 to 423 |
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 75 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Salkehatchie River near Miley, SC (site 02175500). 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 Salkehatchie River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area - Miller LakeSavannah RiverPublic
- Lake Warren (South)Lake George WarrenPublic
- Lake Warren (North)Lake George WarrenPublic
- Cohens BluffSavannah RiverPublic
- Goat Hill (Highway 601 Bridge)Salkehatchie RiverPublic
- Rivers Bridge (Highway 641)Salkehatchie RiverPublic
- Bufords Bridge (Highway 301)Salkehatchie RiverPublic
- Rays CrossingSalkehatchie RiverPublic
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