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CONGAREE RIVER

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CONGAREE RIVER AT COLUMBIA, SC

WEST COLUMBIA, SC33.9932°N, -81.0498°W Updated 41 min ago

FLOW RATE

1,920cfs

GAUGE HT

2.72ft

AIR TEMP

74°F

WIND

4mph SSE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

1,920cfs 61.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,394–1,886 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

2,020cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,630cfs

RUNNABLE

66%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.72ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

93°

73°

MON

87°

72°

TUE

86°

70°

WED

94°

73°

THU

101°

75°

FRI

103°

78°

SAT

97°

80°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

73°

mild

73°

76°

79°

83°

86°

88°

92°

91°

93°

86°

93°

86°

81°

78°

76°

75°

74°

75°

77°

78°

81°

82°

84°

86°

87°

85°

81°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

72°

75°

77°

76°

78°

82°

85°

84°

86°

84°

81°

79°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

76°

79°

83°

86°

90°

92°

94°

92°

93°

88°

86°

84°

81°

80°

79°

78°

77°

76°

75°

77°

81°

86°

90°

94°

97°

99°

100°

101°

99°

95°

92°

89°

86°

84°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph NW

G 5 mph

G11

G12

WNW

G15

SSE

ESE

G12

G16

G20

NNW

ESE

ENE

G11

G16

NNE

WNW

NNE

ENE

NNE

G11

G15

ENE

G16

G18

ENE

G20

ENE

G20

ENE

G20

ENE

G20

G21

G20

G17

NNE

G13

G11

G10

NNE

WNW

G10

G15

G21

WNW

G21

WSW

G22

WSW

G22

WSW

G21

WSW

G20

WSW

G20

WSW

G20

G17

G14

WNW

G11

NNW

WNW

G16

G20

G23

G25

G26

G24

PRECIP

chance %

16%

15%

22%

27%

28%

30%

31%

26%

35%

28%

16%

25%

16%

20%

14%

13%

12%

15%

13%

18%

21%

20%

28%

69%

67%

29%

19%

60%

16%

14%

CLOUDS

cover %

56%

partly

56%

100%

99%

100%

97%

100%

97%

100%

99%

100%

98%

100%

85%

54%

67%

100%

94%

21%

18%

15%

28%

83%

100%

85%

13%

11%

69%

100%

95%

74%

60%

64%

74%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1014

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:22 AM

SUNSET

08:37 PM

14H 15M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

7% illuminated

Station Location

33.9932, -81.0498

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 06:00 UTC

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