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Black Creek in South Carolina

River38.3 mi

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Around Black Creek

10 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Black Creek is a 38.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Black Creek near Quinby, SC (site 02130980). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2002 to 2026

Black Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 497 cfs, and lowest in June, at 237 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,090 cfs, in 2004.

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Typical flow by month at Black Creek near Quinby, SC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January456306 to 684
February489344 to 689
March497348 to 661
April404294 to 536
May298220 to 427
June237170 to 408
July244145 to 401
August257166 to 410
September243141 to 379
October239181 to 359
November267208 to 395
December375286 to 519

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 25 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Black Creek near Quinby, SC (site 02130980). 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 Black Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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