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Water-Year Summary for Site 02168900

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Available Parameters
00060 Discharge(Mean)  
00065 Gage height(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02168900 SALUDA AT I-20, #3, AT COLUMBIA, SC
LOCATION - Lat 34°01'33", long 81°07'41" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Lexington County, SC, Hydrologic Unit 03050109, on downstream face of bridge on I-20E bridge, 6.1 mi downstream of Lake Murray Dam.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2,510 mi².  
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 2017 to current year, Annual maximum, November 1969 to July 2011 (discontinued).
GAGE - Data collection platform. Datum of gage is 134.26 ft above NAVD of 1988. Crest-stage gage. Minimum recordable elevation is 171.970 ft above NAVD 1988. Prior to October 1, 1999, at same site at different datum.
REMARKS - 
For the 2018 water year, records good to fair except for those estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
For the 2019 water year, records good except for those estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
For the 2020 water year, records good to fair except for those estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum instantaneous discharge,19,100 ft³/s, estimated, Feb. 7, 2020, Maximum instantaneous gage height, 172.89 ft, Feb. 7, 2020.