USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02169630 BIG BEAVER CREEK NEAR ST. MATTHEWS, S. C.
LOCATION - Lat 33°44'12", long 80°57'30" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Lexington County, SC, Hydrologic Unit 03050110, on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 21, 0.1 mile below Rock Branch and 11.6 miles northwest of St. Matthews, Calhoun County, SC.
DRAINAGE AREA - 10 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - Gage datum was revised on February 1, 2022, based on an error in the determination of the original gage datum.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Annual maximum, October 2007 to current year. October 1967 to September 1993 recording gage at same site at datum 164.21 ft above NGVD 1929.
GAGE - Crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 163.41 ft above NAVD of 1988. Minimum recordable elevation is 3.31 ft gage height.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 1,360 ft³/s, July 29, 1971, gage height 6.66 ft (at datum then in use).