About this river
Saluda River is a 19.4 mile river near Palmetto Outdoor in South Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Saluda River below LK Murray Dam near Columbia, SC (site 02168504). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1989 to 2026
Saluda River typically runs highest in January, at a median 1,860 cfs, and lowest in July, at 870 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 28,300 cfs, in 2016.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,860 | 734 to 4,410 | |
| February | 1,120 | 642 to 3,000 | |
| March | 1,540 | 697 to 3,560 | |
| April | 1,390 | 677 to 2,775 | |
| May | 934 | 580 to 2,030 | |
| June | 917 | 598 to 1,745 | |
| July | 870 | 582 to 1,860 | |
| August | 1,050 | 581 to 2,080 | |
| September | 1,030 | 612 to 1,950 | |
| October | 1,080 | 620 to 2,260 | |
| November | 995 | 602 to 2,710 | |
| December | 1,610 | 643 to 3,740 |
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 38 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Saluda River below LK Murray Dam near Columbia, SC (site 02168504). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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