Waterlands
Backswamp River
USGS · 02130800
BACKSWAMP RIVER
USGS · 02130800LIVE

BACKSWAMP NEAR DARLINGTON, S.C.

DARLINGTON COUNTY, SC34.3032°N, -79.7684°W
AIR TEMP
90°F
WIND
12mph W
FISH INDEX
50SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

15.2in

-25% vs normal

15.19 in of precipitation so far this year, 25% below the 30-year normal of 20.26 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

15.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

20.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

15.6–26.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-25%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.93" · normal 3.43" (1.6–5.5)
Jan
Feb: 4.00" · normal 3.34" (1.6–6.0)
Feb
Mar: 1.34" · normal 3.52" (1.9–5.3)
Mar
Apr: 1.20" · normal 3.38" (1.2–5.2)
Apr
May: 3.93" · normal 3.31" (1.1–5.5)
May
Jun: 2.80" (so far)· normal 4.42" (2.3–6.5)
Jun
Jul: normal 5.22" (3.3–7.6)
Jul
Aug: normal 5.38" (3.2–8.9)
Aug
Sep: normal 4.80" (1.6–8.7)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.39" (1.4–5.7)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.97" (1.0–5.6)
Nov
Dec: normal 3.64" (1.7–5.7)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo06:52 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
92°
77°
WED
89°
68°
THU
94°
69°
FRI
100°
73°
SAT
101°
73°
SUN
94°
75°
MON
93°
73°
TIME
TUE
8
NOW
9
pm
10
pm
11
pm
WED
12
am
1
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9
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7
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8
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9
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11
pm
THU
12
am
1
am
2
am
3
am
4
am
5
am
6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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pm
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pm
3
pm
4
pm
5
pm
6
pm
7
pm
8
pm
9
pm
10
pm
11
pm
FRI
12
am
1
am
2
am
3
am
4
am
5
am
6
am
7
am
8
am
9
am
10
am
11
am
12
pm
1
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2
pm
3
pm
4
pm
5
pm
6
pm
7
pm
8
pm
9
pm
10
pm
11
pm
SAT
12
am
1
am
2
am
3
am
4
am
5
am
6
am
7
am
8
am
9
am
10
am
11
am
12
pm
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2
pm
3
pm
4
pm
5
pm
6
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7
pm
8
pm
9
pm
10
pm
11
pm
SUN
12
am
1
am
2
am
3
am
4
am
5
am
6
am
7
am
8
am
9
am
10
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11
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12
pm
1
pm
2
pm
3
pm
TEMP
hourly forecast
81°
mild
81°
78°
78°
77°
75°
73°
72°
71°
70°
69°
68°
69°
72°
75°
78°
80°
82°
85°
86°
88°
89°
89°
89°
88°
86°
82°
78°
77°
75°
73°
72°
72°
71°
70°
69°
70°
75°
78°
82°
86°
89°
91°
93°
93°
94°
94°
92°
84°
85°
83°
80°
78°
75°
75°
74°
74°
73°
73°
73°
74°
78°
83°
87°
90°
94°
96°
98°
100°
96°
93°
92°
92°
89°
84°
83°
82°
81°
80°
79°
78°
74°
74°
73°
74°
78°
83°
87°
91°
94°
96°
98°
100°
101°
100°
101°
86°
82°
79°
80°
77°
79°
77°
75°
75°
75°
75°
75°
77°
80°
83°
86°
88°
89°
88°
88°
90°
WIND
mph · gust · dir
17mph WNW
G 32 mph
17
G32
WNW
6
G14
NNE
3
G5
W
7
G19
NNW
8
G17
NNW
6
G14
N
5
G11
NNE
5
G11
NNE
4
G9
N
5
G11
NNE
5
G10
NNE
5
G12
NNE
6
G13
NNE
7
G12
NNE
6
G8
NNE
4
G6
NE
3
G5
NE
3
G4
ENE
3
E
3
ENE
4
G5
ENE
2
G4
ENE
2
G5
WSW
4
G6
SW
3
G4
SW
1
SE
4
G7
ESE
7
G18
SE
6
G14
SE
6
G13
SSE
6
G13
SE
5
G12
SE
5
G11
SE
3
G9
SE
4
G9
ESE
2
G8
SE
4
G9
SE
4
G9
SSE
4
G8
S
5
G8
S
5
G6
SW
4
G5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
4
G6
SW
3
G7
SW
8
S
12
G20
SSE
11
G21
SSE
12
G23
S
10
G22
S
8
G21
S
7
G20
S
6
G20
S
6
G19
SSW
5
G15
SSW
5
G14
SW
6
G17
SSW
5
G16
SSW
4
G15
SSW
6
G13
SW
7
G12
SW
8
G12
SW
9
G13
SW
10
G15
SW
11
G15
SW
11
G15
SW
11
G17
SW
11
G16
WSW
10
G18
W
13
G17
W
11
G17
W
8
G17
WSW
5
SW
6
G12
SSW
7
G18
SSW
10
G23
SSW
11
G28
SSW
9
G26
SW
8
G23
SW
6
G20
SW
6
G19
SW
6
G17
SW
6
G19
SW
8
G20
WSW
10
G18
W
10
G17
W
11
G15
W
10
G14
W
10
G13
W
9
G14
WNW
8
G13
NW
8
G13
W
9
G13
W
10
G15
W
19
G26
N
10
G24
NNE
16
G27
E
9
G22
ENE
2
G3
NNE
1
WNW
4
G5
NE
2
G3
NE
3
NNW
2
NW
4
NNW
5
N
4
G7
N
5
G7
N
4
G7
N
4
G5
NNE
4
G5
NNE
4
G5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
4
G6
WNW
PRECIP
chance %
31%
31%
20%
3%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
4%
4%
4%
4%
4%
4%
12%
12%
12%
12%
12%
12%
15%
15%
15%
15%
15%
15%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
8%
8%
8%
8%
8%
8%
18%
18%
18%
18%
18%
18%
6%
6%
6%
6%
6%
6%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
32%
CLOUDS
cover %
100%
overcast
100%
100%
100%
100%
86%
14%
16%
10%
6%
1%
2%
0%
1%
0%
6%
19%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
79%
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
32%
0%
3%
0%
0%
2%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
14%
100%
100%
15%
12%
13%
14%
100%
100%
28%
12%
85%
15%
7%
11%
12%
11%
6%
100%
50%
100%
100%
100%
69%
49%
74%
76%
87%
6%
6%
11%
11%
6%
58%
100%
100%
100%
39%
25%
25%
17%
12%
11%
12%
76%
89%
11%
18%
100%
100%
100%
45%
100%
100%
88%
66%
96%
20%
42%
81%
94%
99%
96%
94%
96%
98%
100%
100%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
1009
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
Nowscroll →
FISH INDEX
50
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Moderate
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:08 AM
SUNSET
08:34 PM
14H 26M OF DAYLIGHT0H 15M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
63% illuminated

Station Location

34.3032, -79.7684
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 20:19 UTC
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