USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02168501 LAKE MURRAY TAILRACE NEAR COLUMBIA, SC
LOCATION - Lat 34°03'12", long 81°13'01" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Lexington County, SC, Hydrologic Unit 03050109, on left bank of Saluda River below Lake Murray Dam, at power house, 10.2 mi upstream from confluence of Saluda and Congaree Rivers.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2,420 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1986 to current year.
GAGE - Data collection platform. Datum of gage is 98.27 ft above NAVD of 1988 datum. The NAVD of 1988 datum was determined by a Level 2 GNSS survey (NAD 1983 (2011) (EPOCH:2010.0000), GEOID12B) by USGS on April 11, 2019 and tied to RM 4. Prior to April 11, 2019, the datum of gage was 99.1 ft above NGVD29. Origin of prior datum is unknown.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
Maximum gage height, 85.92 ft, Mar. 21, 2003; minimum gage height, 70.57 ft, Dec. 4, 1986.