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Palmetto Outdoor

Palmetto Outdoor

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Palmetto Outdoor is a kayak & canoe livery in West Columbia. They offer guided canoe tours of Congaree National Park year-round. During the summer, they provide an hourly shuttle service for tubing on the Saluda River.

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Kayaking, Canoeing

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Typical flow by month

1940 to 2026

The water at Palmetto Outdoor typically runs highest in March, at a median 9,140 cfs, and lowest in September, at 4,445 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 150,000 cfs, in 1977.

Typical flow by month at Congaree River at Columbia, SC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January8,5405,440 to 13,600
February8,9905,920 to 14,400
March9,1406,070 to 14,500
April7,7355,345 to 12,700
May6,0004,180 to 8,790
June5,5003,550 to 7,785
July4,8802,950 to 7,850
August5,1402,960 to 7,770
September4,4452,630 to 6,945
October4,4502,850 to 6,780
November5,1553,355 to 7,700
December6,5904,140 to 10,200

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 87 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Congaree River at Columbia, SC (site 02169500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

64Maybe/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Sat, Sep 26 (94)

Streamflow

1,980 cfs

Below normal (15th)

Water level

2.81 ft

High today

92°F

Wind

10 kt

Gusts 19 kt

Rain chance

34%

Week ahead

Tue92°F34%
Wed79°F38%
Thu72°F28%
Fri77°F0%
Sat82°F1%
Sun86°F0%
Mon88°F1%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF).

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