About this river
Congaree Creek is a 10.6 mile river near Palmetto Outdoor in South Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Congaree River at Columbia, SC (site 02169500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1940 to 2026
Congaree Creek 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.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8,540 | 5,440 to 13,600 | |
| February | 8,990 | 5,920 to 14,400 | |
| March | 9,140 | 6,070 to 14,500 | |
| April | 7,735 | 5,345 to 12,700 | |
| May | 6,000 | 4,180 to 8,790 | |
| June | 5,500 | 3,550 to 7,785 | |
| July | 4,880 | 2,950 to 7,850 | |
| August | 5,140 | 2,960 to 7,770 | |
| September | 4,445 | 2,630 to 6,945 | |
| October | 4,450 | 2,850 to 6,780 | |
| November | 5,155 | 3,355 to 7,700 | |
| December | 6,590 | 4,140 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.
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