TidalMapRocky Branch at Whaley St at Columbia, SC Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 02169506 sits on Rocky Branch and reads everything draining 2.4 square miles of the Congaree basin. Its datum sits 167 feet above sea level NAVD88.
Flood stages and record crests
Rocky Branch reaches flood stage at this gauge at 7.2 feet. NWS starts watching it at 3 feet. The highest crest on record is 12.9 feet, in July 2022.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 3 ft |
| Minor flooding | 7.2 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 8 ft |
| Major flooding | 11 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| July 2022 | 12.9 ft |
| September 2011 | 12.4 ft |
| October 2015 | 12.3 ft |
| July 2017 | 12.2 ft |
| August 2016 | 12 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RBWS1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02169506. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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