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Water-Year Summary for Site 02162035

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Available Parameters
00010 Temperature, water(Mean,Max.,Min.)  
00060 Discharge(Min.,Mean,Max.)  
00065 Gage height(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00300 Dissolved oxygen(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00400 pH(Max.,Min.,Med.)  
63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Max.,Mean,Min.)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02162035 BROAD RIVER NEAR COLUMBIA, SC
LOCATION - Lat 34°02'54", long 81°04'24" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Richland County, SC, Hydrologic Unit 03050106, on upstream side of second bridge pier from left bank beneath I-20 bridge over Broad River near Columbia, approximately 0.9 mi. east of I-20/US 176 interchange.
DRAINAGE AREA - 5,230 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 2011 to current year.
GAGE - Data collection platform and acoustic velocity meter. Datum of gage is NGVD of 1929 (from topographic map).
REMARKS - Gage-height records are generally good to fair. Discharge records are generally fair except for estimated discharges, which are poor. Additional details on the accuracy of the records can be obtained by contacting the USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center at gs-w-sc_nwisweb_data_inquiries@usgs.gov.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum instantaneous discharge: 120,000 CFS, October 4, 2015. Maximum instantaneous gage height, 166.50 feet, October 4, 2015. Minimum daily mean discharge, 351 CFS, September 17, 2011.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 2011 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - pH: July 2011 to current year. TEMPERATURE: July 2011 to current year. DISSOLVED OXYGEN: July 2011 to current year. TURBIDITY: July 2011 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality multiprobe and data collection platform.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - 
pH: Maximum, 9.4 standard units, July 7, 2012; minimum 5.9 standard units, February 8,2020.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 33.9°C, July 30, Aug. 10, 2011; minimum, 2.6°C, Jan. 5, 2018.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 14.1 mg/L, January 5,2018, ; minimum, 4.4 mg/L, July 24, 2015.
TURBIDITY: Maximum, 737 FNU, July 14, 2018; minimum, <1 FNU, October 25, 2016.