USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02192500 LITTLE RIVER NEAR MOUNT CARMEL, SC
LOCATION - Lat 34°04'20.8", long 82°30'03.3" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, McCormick County, SC, Hydrologic Unit 03060103, on downstream side of bridge, on State Road 40 (Island Ford Road), 2.9 mi upstream from Calhoun Creek, and 4.6 mi north of Mount Carmel.
DRAINAGE AREA - 217 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1433:1948.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - January 1940 to September 1970, October 1986 to September 2003, October 2004 to current year, operated as a partial records station October 1970 to September 1986 and October 2003 to September 2004.
GAGE - Data collection platform. Datum of gage is 354.51 ft above NAVD of 1988. December 1939 to October 16, 1987, at site 850 ft downstream at datum 1.06 ft lower.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum instantaneous discharge, 20,800 cfs, Aug. 14, 1940. Maximum instantaneous gage height, 29.60 ft, highwater mark, Aug. 14, 1940. Minimum daily mean discharge, 0.00 cfs, Aug. 1-31, 2011, Sep.1-30, 2011, Oct. 1-5, 8-10, 16-17, 2011
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - February 2001 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping bucket raingage and data collection platform.