USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02168900 SALUDA AT I-20, #3, AT COLUMBIA, SC
LOCATION - Lat 34°01'33", long 81°07'41" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Lexington County, SC, Hydrologic Unit 03050109, on downstream face of bridge on I-20E bridge, 6.1 mi downstream of Lake Murray Dam.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2,510 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 2017 to current year, Annual maximum, November 1969 to July 2011 (discontinued).
GAGE - Data collection platform. Datum of gage is 134.26 ft above NAVD of 1988. Crest-stage gage. Minimum recordable elevation is 171.970 ft above NAVD 1988. Prior to October 1, 1999, at same site at different datum.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum instantaneous discharge,19,100 ft³/s, estimated, Feb. 7, 2020, Maximum instantaneous gage height, 172.89 ft, Feb. 7, 2020.