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USGS 02168500 LAKE MURRAY NEAR COLUMBIA, SC

  Lake Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 34°03'07",   Longitude 81°13'15"   NAD27
Lexington County, South Carolina, Hydrologic Unit 03050109
Drainage area: 2,420 square miles
Datum of gage: -1.31 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2007-10-01  2026-01-23  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- TOP  1992-10-01  2024-02-26  33456 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- BOTTOM  1992-10-01  2024-02-26  33366 
    Elevation of reservoir water surface above datum, feet  1929-08-31  2026-01-22  73301 
    Elevation of reservoir water surface above datum, feet -- Emergency Spillway (ES)  2024-02-27  2026-01-23  697 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- TOP  1992-10-01  2024-02-26  32257 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- BOTTOM  1992-10-01  2024-02-26  32171 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- TOP  1992-10-01  2024-02-26 11152 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- BOTTOM  1992-10-01  2024-02-26 11122 
    Elevation of reservoir water surface above datum, feet  1990-10-02  2024-11-03 12270 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- TOP  1992-10-01  2024-02-26 10752 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- BOTTOM  1992-10-01  2024-02-26 10718 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- TOP  1992-10  2024-02  
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- BOTTOM  1992-10  2024-02  
    Elevation of reservoir water surface above datum, feet  1990-10  2024-11  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- TOP  1992-10  2024-02  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- BOTTOM  1992-10  2024-02  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- TOP  1993  2024  
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- BOTTOM  1993  2024  
    Elevation of reservoir water surface above datum, feet  1991  2025  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- TOP  1993  2024  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- BOTTOM  1993  2024  
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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OPERATION:
Record for this site is maintained by the USGS South Carolina Water Science Center
Email questions about this site to South Carolina Water Science Center Water-Data Inquiries