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South Saluda River
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SOUTH SALUDA RIVER
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SOUTH SALUDA RIVER NEAR ROCKY BOTTOM, SC

PICKENS COUNTY, SC35.0608°N, -82.7050°W Updated 16 hr ago
FLOW RATE
9cfs
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
9cfs 51.9% vs avg
Optimal band: 1420 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
133cfs
PERIOD LOW
9cfs
RUNNABLE
51%
last 1 year in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

22.8in

-26% vs normal

22.82 in of precipitation so far this year, 26% below the 30-year normal of 30.72 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

22.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

30.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

21.5–41.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-26%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 3.77" · normal 5.91" (3.5–9.6)
Jan
Feb: 2.60" · normal 4.90" (2.4–8.1)
Feb
Mar: 2.66" · normal 5.62" (3.6–8.6)
Mar
Apr: 1.65" · normal 4.85" (2.2–7.4)
Apr
May: 8.73" · normal 4.02" (1.7–7.5)
May
Jun: 2.76" · normal 4.34" (2.2–7.5)
Jun
Jul: 0.66" (so far)· normal 4.47" (1.9–7.3)
Jul
Aug: normal 4.97" (2.2–7.7)
Aug
Sep: normal 4.12" (1.6–6.3)
Sep
Oct: normal 4.47" (1.1–7.8)
Oct
Nov: normal 4.99" (3.2–6.4)
Nov
Dec: normal 5.72" (3.7–8.8)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:41 PM
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Station Location

35.0608, -82.7050
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 00:00 UTC
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