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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 7 hr ago

FLOW RATE

21cfs

AIR TEMP

72°F

WIND

2mph ESE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

21cfs 27.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 3–3 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

90cfs

PERIOD LOW

1cfs

RUNNABLE

42%

last 1 year in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

94°

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

76°

mild

76°

79°

82°

84°

86°

88°

90°

91°

92°

93°

94°

92°

85°

83°

81°

80°

79°

78°

77°

76°

75°

78°

81°

84°

86°

89°

91°

92°

84°

88°

91°

94°

93°

91°

89°

86°

83°

82°

80°

79°

78°

79°

83°

88°

92°

95°

98°

100°

101°

100°

99°

100°

101°

98°

95°

91°

89°

87°

85°

84°

83°

82°

81°

80°

83°

88°

92°

95°

98°

100°

98°

95°

94°

100°

96°

94°

86°

84°

85°

86°

84°

82°

81°

80°

84°

90°

94°

97°

99°

101°

103°

101°

99°

98°

99°

97°

96°

93°

88°

85°

83°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph SW

G 12 mph

G12

G13

G12

WSW

G11

G10

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

SSW

ESE

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

G12

G15

SSW

G19

SSW

G21

G24

G22

WSW

G21

WSW

G19

G16

G18

WSW

G21

WSW

G20

WSW

G19

WSW

G15

WSW

G15

G17

WSW

G17

WSW

G17

G16

G17

WSW

G18

G20

G19

G22

G26

WSW

G24

G25

WSW

G24

G25

G24

G22

G23

WSW

G22

WSW

G20

WSW

G18

WSW

G17

WSW

G16

WSW

G19

G17

WSW

G27

WSW

G26

WSW

G28

G26

G24

G25

G21

WSW

G20

WSW

G18

WSW

G17

WSW

G16

G15

WNW

G14

G15

G16

WNW

G17

WNW

G17

WNW

G15

G19

G25

G28

G25

WNW

G19

WNW

G14

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

12%

13%

25%

18%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

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 00:00 UTC

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