Gauge Description:

Runnable from extremely low flows to high flood stage. Flow changes can be very dynamic due to hydropower operations.

For current conditions and planned operations go to SCE&G's Lower Saluda River - Current Operations website. The hydro plant can run from 1 turbine to 5 turbines. One turbine is about 800 cfs. Five turbines can go up to 20.000 cfs. The hole washes out around 5000 cfs. When it does there are other holes and waves opening up in Millrade Rapid (just upstream).

Gauge Information

Name

Range

Difficulty

Updated

Level

SALUDA RIVER BELOW LK MURRAY DAM NR COLUMBIA, SC

usgs-02168504

700 - 20000 cfs

II-IV

01h46m

1020 cfs (rc= 0.0 )

Range	Water Level	Difficulty	Comment
700 -20000 cfs	barely runnable-high runnable	II-IV

Report - Reports of Saluda 4 - Lake Murray Dam to Broad/Congaree confluence and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When	River/Gauge	Subject	Level	Reporter
	Saluda [SC]	"Throwin' ends" in the Pop-Up Hole	~4800cfs	Jeff Wilson
95d16h50m	Columbia [SC]	12,500 cfs. Gervais St wave & Mills Race Munch Madness	12500 cfs
2y133d06h46m	saluda [SC]	pop-up hole throwing ends at low water.	500	Marty Peterson
7y79d15h46m	Lower Saluda [SC]	Another Loop	4300cfs	Jeff Wilson