USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02160700 ENOREE RIVER AT WHITMIRE, SC
LOCATION - Lat 34°30'33", long 81°35'54" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Union County, SC, Hydrologic Unit 03050108, on left bank, at upstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 176, 0.4 mi downstream from Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, 0.5 mi northeast of Whitmire, and at mile 19.2.
DRAINAGE AREA - 444 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1973 to current year.
GAGE - Data collection platform. Datum of gage is 299.60 ft above NAVD of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum instantaneous discharge: 31,200 cfs, Aug. 29, 1995 at a gage height of 37.32 ft. Minimum daily mean discharge, 28.4 cfs, Aug. 14, 2008.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1974 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: October 1973 to current year.
pH: October 1973 to current year.
WATER TEMPERATURE: October 1973 to current year.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: October 1973 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality multiprobe and data collection platform.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 243 microsiemens January 20, 2022; minimum, 15 microsiemens, April 06, 2022.
pH: Maximum, 9.1 standard units Aug. 20, 2011; minimum, 5.0 standard units July 4, 1987.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 32.9°C July 26, 2010; minimum, 0.0°C, December 15, 2010; January 13-15, 2011; January 3-9, 2017. Prior to October 1, 2002, minimum threshold for water temperature was <0.5°C which occurred many days, many years.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 14.6 mg/L Jan. 14, 2011; minimum, 2.0 mg/L Sep. 6, 1981.