USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
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).
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.