Pee Dee River

River in South Carolina, read from 5 USGS gauges, draining about 14,100 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

3,020

cfs · 1h ago

Normal for today

5,980

cfs median, 21 yrs

Water temp

—

not measured here

Gage height

11.36

Below normal for the date51% of medianUSGS gauge 02135200

Thirty-day mean discharge · 1,410–4,220 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
PEE DEE RIVER AT HWY 701 NR BUCKSPORT, SC02135200	3,020 cfs	—	1h ago
PEE DEE RIVER BELOW PEE DEE, SC02131010	2,850 cfs	—	1h ago
PEE DEE RIVER AT PEEDEE, SC02131000	2,710 cfs	—	17 min ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 5,980 cfs over 21 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 3,170 and 20,300 cfs. Today is below that band: lower, clearer and, in summer, warmer water than a typical October day here.

Regional hatch calendar

What is likely hatching near Pee Dee River

Pee Dee River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Smith River (143 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for Pee Dee River
Insect	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Blue-Winged Olive	January: absent	February: absent	March: active	April: active	May: absent	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: active	October: active	November: active	December: absent
Caddis	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: active	May: peak	June: peak	July: active	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Hendrickson	January: absent	February: absent	March: active	April: peak	May: absent	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Light Cahill	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: active	June: active	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Midge	January: peak	February: peak	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: peak	December: peak
Sculpin	January: active	February: active	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: peak	November: peak	December: active
Sulphur	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: peak	June: peak	July: active	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Terrestrials	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: absent	June: active	July: peak	August: peak	September: peak	October: active	November: absent	December: absent

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Reports

From anglers on Pee Dee River

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