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Lake Murray Tailrace
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LAKE MURRAY TAILRACE
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LAKE MURRAY TAILRACE NEAR COLUMBIA, SC

LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC34.0535°N, -81.2168°W
AIR TEMP
81°F
WIND
5mph SSE
FISH INDEX
63SCORE / 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

16.7in

-21% vs normal

16.74 in of precipitation so far this year, 21% below the 30-year normal of 21.12 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

16.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

21.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

16.0–26.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-21%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 2.42" · normal 3.61" (1.8–5.8)
Jan
Feb: 3.60" · normal 3.41" (1.7–5.7)
Feb
Mar: 1.15" · normal 3.62" (1.8–5.9)
Mar
Apr: 1.02" · normal 3.27" (1.6–5.2)
Apr
May: 6.12" · normal 2.95" (1.3–4.9)
May
Jun: 2.43" · normal 4.10" (1.4–7.0)
Jun
Jul: 0.00" (so far)· normal 4.17" (2.4–6.7)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.90" (2.1–6.0)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.72" (1.3–5.8)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.29" (0.8–5.0)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.86" (0.9–4.6)
Nov
Dec: normal 3.77" (1.9–5.7)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo05:17 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
97°
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THU
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FRI
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TEMP
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
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10101012100910091010101110091011101010111007100910081009100610061006100710051007
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
63
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Peak Activity
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:17 AM
SUNSET
08:40 PM
14H 23M OF DAYLIGHT15H 23M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Full Moon
98% illuminated
PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

34.0535, -81.2168
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-01 05:17 UTC
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