USGS Water-Year Summary 2025
02157500 MIDDLE TYGER RIVER AT LYMAN, SC
LOCATION - Lat 34°56'35", long 82°08'00" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Spartanburg County, SC, Hydrologic Unit 03050107, on left bank, 200 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 292 at Lyman.
DRAINAGE AREA - 68.3 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - The maximum discharge for water year 2024 was revised on
June 26, 2025, based on drainage area computation calculation using downstream
site 02157510 with updated discharge from Rating #8.0 created using indirect
measurement made following the flood of September 27, 2024.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Annual maximum, January 1938 to January 1968, July 1975 to current year.
GAGE - Crest-stage gage. Datum of Gage is 775.6 ft. above NAVD of 1988. Minimum recordable elevation is 2.73 ft (USGS gage datum).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 4,800 ft³/s, Aug. 14, 1940, gage height, 16.16 ft.