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Upper Three Runs in South Carolina

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5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

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Upper Three Runs is a 25.6 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Upper Three Runs near New Ellenton, SC (site 02197300). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1966 to 2002

Upper Three Runs typically runs highest in January, at a median 108 cfs, and lowest in June, at 95 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 509 cfs, in 1992.

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Typical flow by month at Upper Three Runs near New Ellenton, SC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January10893 to 124
February10792 to 122
March10793 to 124
April10291 to 118
May9680 to 110
June9578 to 109
July9680 to 108
August9579 to 110
September9777 to 106
October9680 to 106
November10389 to 113
December10590 to 117

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 36 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Upper Three Runs near New Ellenton, SC (site 02197300). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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