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SMITH BRANCH

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SMITH BRANCH AT NORTH MAIN ST AT COLUMBIA, SC

COLUMBIA, SC34.0274°N, -81.0418°W Updated 32 min ago

FLOW RATE

7.75cfs

GAUGE HT

0.60ft

AIR TEMP

73°F

WIND

2mph NE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

7.75cfs 0.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 1–2 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

103cfs

PERIOD LOW

1.5cfs

RUNNABLE

52%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

0.60ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

93°

72°

WED

94°

75°

THU

101°

78°

FRI

100°

80°

SAT

103°

80°

SUN

100°

79°

MON

90°

77°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

TEMP

hourly forecast

73°

mild

73°

76°

79°

82°

84°

86°

88°

90°

91°

92°

93°

87°

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92°

95°

98°

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98°

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96°

94°

86°

84°

85°

86°

84°

82°

81°

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84°

90°

94°

97°

99°

101°

103°

101°

99°

98°

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97°

96°

93°

88°

85°

83°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph SSE

G 11 mph

G11

SSE

G12

SSW

G13

G12

WSW

G11

G10

G11

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

G12

G10

SSE

G10

SSE

G14

SSW

G14

G12

WSW

WNW

G11

WSW

G12

G11

WSW

G11

G13

SSW

G13

SSW

G13

G14

SSE

G11

G10

G13

SSW

G21

SSW

G22

G24

WSW

G22

WSW

G20

G16

G15

WSW

G19

WSW

G19

WSW

G17

WSW

G17

WSW

G16

G17

WSW

G16

WSW

G16

G17

WSW

G20

G23

G28

G22

WSW

G25

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WSW

G27

G25

G24

G21

G22

WSW

G22

WSW

G21

WSW

G19

WSW

G17

G18

G17

WSW

G16

WSW

G16

G17

WSW

G21

WSW

G25

WSW

G26

G25

G24

G25

G24

G21

WSW

G20

WSW

G16

WSW

G15

WSW

G15

G16

G15

WNW

G15

G14

G13

WNW

G16

WNW

G18

G20

G21

G22

WNW

G21

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

10%

12%

13%

25%

18%

CLOUDS

cover %

10%

clear

10%

15%

100%

69%

65%

11%

73%

97%

22%

39%

20%

77%

45%

23%

10%

29%

11%

17%

15%

18%

57%

100%

79%

12%

23%

82%

100%

88%

100%

10%

11%

53%

100%

42%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1008

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:19 AM

SUNSET

08:38 PM

14H 19M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

51% illuminated

Station Location

34.0274, -81.0418

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 06:15 UTC

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