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CONGAREE RIVER

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CONGAREE RIVER AT COLUMBIA, SC

WEST COLUMBIA, SC33.9932°N, -81.0498°W Updated 42 min ago

FLOW RATE

1,820cfs

GAUGE HT

2.66ft

AIR TEMP

85°F

WIND

5mph W

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

1,820cfs 62.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,547–2,093 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

2,020cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,630cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.66ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

96°

74°

MON

88°

74°

TUE

87°

72°

WED

94°

73°

THU

102°

76°

FRI

99°

78°

SAT

87°

76°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

95°

mild

95°

96°

95°

93°

89°

85°

82°

80°

74°

75°

76°

75°

76°

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79°

82°

83°

84°

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86°

88°

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83°

82°

77°

76°

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74°

73°

72°

74°

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76°

80°

85°

87°

86°

85°

82°

76°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

76°

79°

84°

88°

92°

94°

91°

84°

86°

87°

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82°

81°

80°

78°

77°

76°

80°

84°

88°

91°

94°

98°

100°

101°

102°

101°

95°

94°

93°

89°

87°

86°

84°

83°

81°

80°

79°

80°

81°

83°

86°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph W

G 9 mph

G13

NNW

G11

NNW

G22

NNW

G16

G11

ENE

ESE

WNW

G18

SSW

NNE

WNW

ENE

NNW

NNE

ESE

ENE

G14

G15

G12

NNE

G12

ENE

G18

SSE

G13

SSE

NNE

G14

G17

G16

G17

G18

ENE

G18

G17

G15

G12

G11

G12

ENE

G12

ENE

G12

ENE

G12

ENE

G11

G10

G11

ENE

ESE

NNW

WSW

SSW

G11

WSW

ENE

SSW

G16

WSW

G18

WSW

G19

WSW

G20

G17

G15

G14

WSW

G15

WSW

G16

WSW

G16

WSW

G13

G11

WNW

NNW

G10

NNE

G11

G16

G19

G22

WNW

G21

WNW

G16

WNW

G13

WNW

G10

WNW

G11

G13

NNE

G11

PRECIP

chance %

15%

16%

22%

35%

29%

19%

14%

19%

27%

22%

16%

13%

12%

16%

23%

15%

10%

16%

18%

21%

19%

17%

24%

33%

36%

39%

38%

42%

77%

38%

18%

58%

17%

CLOUDS

cover %

63%

mostly

63%

83%

100%

77%

89%

86%

100%

84%

47%

100%

71%

100%

76%

100%

99%

100%

99%

100%

86%

81%

68%

100%

23%

21%

100%

96%

100%

84%

100%

98%

23%

24%

11%

22%

29%

81%

100%

54%

74%

86%

52%

100%

67%

100%

32%

29%

80%

22%

38%

48%

56%

60%

56%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1012

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Falling — Active

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:22 AM

SUNSET

08:37 PM

14H 15M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

33.9932, -81.0498

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 14:00 UTC

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