South Carolina
Santee River near Pineville
Location Snapshot
Santee River near Pineville is a large South Carolina river reach below Lake Marion, carrying the Santee-Cooper fishery into a broad warmwater mainstem. Largemouth bass are the primary supported target, with striped bass and channel catfish adding major predator opportunities and black crappie providing additional variety.
Current River Rating
Excellent · 93
Conditions look favorable based on the available readings.
Scores are model-specific and are not directly comparable across water types.
Medium confidence
Should I Go?
Go
Recommended Window
Wednesday, 9:00 AM–12:00 PM
Why
- Air temperature is comfortable for fishing.
- Light to moderate wind should make casting and boat control easier.
Favorable Factors
- Recent precipitation has been light.
Timing Evidence
Window confidence: Medium
Current Readings
- Flow
- 671 CFS
- Gage Height
- 2.23 ft
- Water Temperature
- 68 °F
- Observation Time
- Oct 20, 2026, 9:15 AM
Updated recently · USGS station 02171500 · Direct monitoring location
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Weather Near Gauge
Current Weather
Clear
Temperature
45°F
Feels like
40°F
Wind
5 mph NW
Wind gust
16 mph
Current precipitation
0.00 in
Updated
Oct 20, 2026, 5:45 AM
Recent Rainfall
Estimated precipitation near this gauge
Last 6 hours
0.00 in
Last 24 hours
0.00 in
Last 48 hours
0.00 in
Little recent rainfall near this river.
Next 24 Hours
Tue 6 AM
Clear
Temp 45°F
Chance 0%
Precip 0.00 in
Wind 5 mph
Tue 10 AM
Clear
Temp 56°F
Chance 0%
Precip 0.00 in
Wind 8 mph
Tue 2 PM
Clear
Temp 72°F
Chance 0%
Precip 0.00 in
Wind 9 mph
Tue 6 PM
Clear
Temp 71°F
Chance 0%
Precip 0.00 in
Wind 6 mph
Tue 10 PM
Clear
Temp 58°F
Chance 0%
Precip 0.00 in
Wind 6 mph
Wed 2 AM
Clear
Temp 52°F
Chance 0%
Precip 0.00 in
Wind 5 mph
Four-Day Forecast
Tue, Oct 20
Clear
High 74°F / Low 43°F
Chance 0%
Precip 0.00 in
Max gust 23 mph
Wed, Oct 21
Overcast
High 72°F / Low 47°F
Chance 0%
Precip 0.00 in
Max gust 21 mph
Thu, Oct 22
Clear
High 74°F / Low 51°F
Chance 0%
Precip 0.00 in
Max gust 9 mph
Fri, Oct 23
Clear
High 72°F / Low 50°F
Chance 0%
Precip 0.00 in
Max gust 19 mph
Weather and rainfall are estimated for this river's coordinates. Local conditions can vary, especially in mountainous terrain and during isolated storms.
Recent rainfall can influence river flow, but the timing and magnitude depend on watershed size, soil conditions, upstream reservoirs, and dam releases.
Weather data: Open-Meteo
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Fishing Overview
The Santee near Pineville is in the upper reach South Carolina lists with Lake Marion as largemouth bass water.
Fishery Profile
Documented species you may encounter at Santee River.
Species images are AI-generated illustrations for visual reference and may simplify natural variation. Fishery records are based on the cited agency sources. About fish illustrations
Target species
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus nigricans
- Expectation
- Primary
- Population
- Wild
- Native status
- native
- Confidence
- High confidence
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
- Expectation
- Common
- Population
- Wild
- Native status
- native
- Confidence
- High confidence
Striped bass
Morone saxatilis
- Expectation
- Common
- Population
- Migratory
- Native status
- introduced
- Confidence
- High confidence
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Expectation
- Present
- Population
- Wild
- Native status
- native
- Confidence
- High confidence
Fishery characteristics
- Composition
- Mixed wild and stocked
- Great Lakes tributary
- No
- Flow regime
- Regulated flow
Best seasons
- Spring
- Summer
- Fall
Common techniques
- Boat fishing
- Shore fishing
- Spinning
Official sources
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Location and Access
USGS monitoring location
Berkeley, South Carolina
The map marker represents the cataloged waterbody or monitoring location and may not indicate legal parking or public access. Confirm access through the official information before visiting.
River Details
County
Berkeley
Management Category
Large warmwater river
Regulation Scope
Santee River near Pineville.
Regulation Summary
Santee River near Pineville: SCDNR inland warmwater-river rules. Confirm current official regulations.
Target Species
largemouth-bass, striped-bass, channel-catfish, black-crappie
Access, Parking, and Regulations
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