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Water-Year Summary for Site 02169000

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Available Parameters
00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00060 Discharge(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00065 Gage height(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00095 Specific cond at 25C(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00300 Dissolved oxygen(Max.,Min.,Mean)  

Water year 2024: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02169000 SALUDA RIVER NEAR COLUMBIA, SC
LOCATION - Lat 34°00'50", long 81°05'17" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Richland County, SC, Hydrologic Unit 03050109, on left bank 0.4 mi upstream from site of Old Saluda Mill, 1.6 mi upstream from confluence with Broad River and 3.3 mi west of State Capital in Columbia, and at mile 1.67.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2,520 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1925 to current year.
GAGE - Data collection platform. Datum of gage is 148.71 ft above NAVD of 1988. Prior to Sept. 1, 1929, at same site at datum 150.46 ft above NGVD of 1929.
REMARKS - Gage-height records are generally good to fair. Discharge records are generally good to 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 was estimated at 67,000 cfs, October 2, 1929. Maximum instantaneous gage height, 15.22 ft, October 2, 1929. Minimum daily mean discharge, 576 cfs, August 24, 2007.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1984 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - 
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: July 2009 to current year.
WATER TEMPERATURE: October 1984 to September 1986, July 1987 to current year.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: July 1987 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality multiprobe and data collection platform.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - 
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 145 microsiemens Apr. 2, 2017; minimum, 35 microsiemens, Aug. 6, 2020.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 29.5°C, June 15, 1989; minimum, 5.5°C, Feb. 13, 2014.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 14.4 mg/L, Feb. 28, 1994; minimum, 1.5 mg/L, Aug. 31, 1989.