Pee Dee River
Marlboro / Florence Co. · 232 mi · Class Riffles
3,180CFS/ 4.96 ft
Optimal
Stable
Optimal: 1500–6000 CFS · USGS #02131000
Flow data is live from USGS·Rapid classifications and CFS ranges need community verification·Know this river?
232 mi
Length
Class Riffles
Difficulty
1500–6000 cfs
Optimal
5,400 cfs
Avg Flow
4,900 cfs
Hist. Median
#02131000
USGS Gauge
Pee Dee River Basin · Great Pee Dee Paddle Trail

The Pee Dee River is the largest river system entirely within South Carolina by drainage area, flowing from the North Carolina Piedmont through the lowcountry to Winyah Bay. The river supports trophy catfish, striped bass, and redbreast sunfish populations, and the broad lowcountry reaches offer unique multi-day paddling past cypress swamps and Revolutionary War-era plantations.

Trip sections
Upper Pee Dee — Cheraw to Society Hill, Class I, Piedmont transition
Middle Pee Dee — Society Hill to Galivants Ferry, Class I, broad lowcountry
Lower Pee Dee — Galivants Ferry to Winyah Bay, tidal blackwater
Outfitters
Pee Dee Land Trust
Pee Dee Paddle Trail information and river access
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Data Quality

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