Lower Pee Dee HUC8 03040201
A 6,558 km² sub-basin of the South Atlantic-Gulf region in NC, SC. Drought coverage is from the US Drought Monitor (map of 2026-10-13); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
65
Moderate
Drought index
191
Moderate
Area in D2+
35.77%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
33%
of 9 reporting
Median flow
75%
p36 of record
Water assets
3,618
8 springs · 928 wells
USGS gauges (11)
- BLACK CREEK NEAR MCBEE, SC0213090040 cfsp12 · below normal
- BLACK CREEK NEAR HARTSVILLE, SC0213091074 cfsp12 · below normal
- BLACK CREEK NEAR QUINBY, SC02130980163 cfsp17 · below normal
- BLACK CREEK BELOW CHESTERFIELD, SC0213084011 cfsp26 · normal
- PEE DEE R NR ROCKINGHAM, NC021290002,460 cfsp36 · normal
- PEE DEE RIVER NR BENNETTSVILLE, SC021305612,380 cfsp37 · normal
- PEE DEE RIVER AT PEEDEE, SC021310003,620 cfsp37 · normal
- PEE DEE RIVER BELOW PEE DEE, SC021310103,970 cfsp51 · normal
- PEE DEE RIVER AT HWY 701 NR BUCKSPORT, SC021352008,780 cfsp62 · normal
- PEE DEE RIVER AT CHERAW, SC021300002,150 cfsno long-term record
- JEFFERIES CREEK AT JAMES JONES AVE NR FLORENCE, SC021311359 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | 191 | 35.77 | 3/9 | p36 |
| 2026-10-21 | 191 | 35.77 | 3/9 | p31 |
| 2026-10-20 | 191 | 35.77 | 4/9 | p32 |
| 2026-10-19 | 191 | 35.77 | 1/9 | p59 |
| 2026-10-18 | 191 | 35.77 | 1/9 | p58 |
| 2026-10-17 | 191 | 35.77 | 2/9 | p38 |
| 2026-10-16 | 191 | 35.77 | 2/9 | p48 |
| 2026-10-15 | 191 | 35.77 | 2/9 | p52 |
| 2026-10-14 | 191 | 35.77 | 2/9 | p51 |
| 2026-10-13 | 191 | 35.77 | 1/9 | p50 |
| 2026-10-12 | 191 | 35.77 | 0/9 | p48 |
| 2026-10-11 | 191 | 35.77 | 0/8 | p50 |
| 2026-10-10 | 191 | 35.77 | 2/9 | p32 |
| 2026-10-09 | 191 | 35.77 | 0/9 | p36 |
Top water assets
- 77Middendorf Deep Fossil Aquifer — South Carolina Coastal Plainfossil_water
- 65Ledbetter Lake Damreservoir
- 65Black Creek Below Chesterfield, Scriver
- 65James Lake Damreservoir
- 65Battley Lake Damreservoir
- 65Bonsal Company Lake Damreservoir
- 65Mink Creekriver
- 65Little Lake Damreservoir
- 65Black Creek Near Quinby, Scriver
- 65Moore Lake Damreservoir