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ROCKY BRANCH

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ROCKY BRANCH AT PICKENS ST AT COLUMBIA, SC

COLUMBIA, SC33.9949°N, -81.0237°W Updated 54 min ago

FLOW RATE

2.25cfs

GAUGE HT

2.71ft

AIR TEMP

80°F

WIND

5mph ESE

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

2.25cfs

Optimal band: 2–3 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

4.73cfs

PERIOD LOW

2.25cfs

RUNNABLE

89%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.71ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

17.1in

-21% vs normal

17.15 in of precipitation so far this year, 21% below the 30-year normal of 21.74 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

17.1in

This year so far

Normal to Date

21.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

16.8–29.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-21%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.48" · normal 3.53" (1.6–5.3)

Jan

Feb: 4.39" · normal 3.41" (1.7–5.9)

Feb

Mar: 1.16" · normal 3.48" (1.8–5.5)

Mar

Apr: 0.70" · normal 3.33" (1.6–4.8)

Apr

May: 4.98" · normal 3.09" (1.4–5.2)

May

Jun: 2.87" · normal 4.17" (1.9–8.1)

Jun

Jul: 0.57" (so far)· normal 4.28" (2.9–7.5)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.09" (2.5–5.8)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.88" (1.4–5.6)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.33" (0.8–5.4)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.84" (0.9–4.6)

Nov

Dec: normal 3.67" (1.9–5.5)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo12:01 AM

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