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Broad River in NC/SC at Alston Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 4.08 ft at 1:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.08 ft at 1:15AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.08 ft at 1:30AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.08 ft at 1:45AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 2:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.08 ft at 2:15AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.08 ft at 2:30AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 2:45AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.08 ft at 3:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.08 ft at 3:15AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.08 ft at 3:30AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.08 ft at 3:45AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 4:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.08 ft at 4:15AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 4:30AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 4:45AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 5:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.08 ft at 5:15AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 5:30AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 5:45AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 6:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 6:15AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 6:30AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 6:45AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 7:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 7:15AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 7:30AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 7:45AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 8:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 8:15AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 8:30AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 8:45AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 9:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 9:15AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 9:30AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 9:45AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 10:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 10:15AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 10:30AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 10:45AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 11:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 11:15AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 11:30AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 11:45AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 12:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 12:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 12:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 12:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 1:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 1:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.05 ft at 1:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 1:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.05 ft at 2:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.05 ft at 2:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.05 ft at 2:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 2:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 3:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 3:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 3:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 3:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 4:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 4:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 4:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 4:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 5:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 5:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 5:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 5:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 6:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 6:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.05 ft at 6:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 6:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.05 ft at 7:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.05 ft at 7:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.05 ft at 7:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.05 ft at 7:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 8:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.05 ft at 8:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 8:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 8:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 9:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 9:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 9:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 9:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 10:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 10:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 10:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 10:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 11:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 11:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 11:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 11:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 12:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 12:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 12:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 12:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 1:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.08 ft at 1:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 1:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 1:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 2:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 2:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 2:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 2:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 3:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 3:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 3:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.05 ft at 3:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.05 ft at 4:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 4:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.04 ft at 4:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 4:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 5:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 5:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 5:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 5:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 6:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 6:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 6:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 6:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 7:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 7:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 7:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 7:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 8:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.02 ft at 8:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.01 ft at 8:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 3.95 ft at 8:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 3.89 ft at 9:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 3.85 ft at 9:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 3.82 ft at 9:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 3.8 ft at 9:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 3.78 ft at 10:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 3.74 ft at 10:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 3.63 ft at 10:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 10:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 11:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.26 ft at 11:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.44 ft at 11:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.58 ft at 11:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.7 ft at 12:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.8 ft at 12:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.89 ft at 12:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.96 ft at 12:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 5.04 ft at 1:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 5 ft at 1:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 1:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.8 ft at 1:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.79 ft at 2:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.82 ft at 2:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 2:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.94 ft at 2:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 5.06 ft at 3:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 5.17 ft at 3:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 5.18 ft at 3:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 5.17 ft at 3:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 5.24 ft at 4:00PM Oct 25, 2021Highest Observation: 5.3 ft at 4:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 5.1 ft at 4:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.88 ft at 4:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.71 ft at 5:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.58 ft at 5:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.48 ft at 5:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.39 ft at 5:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.33 ft at 6:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.28 ft at 6:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.25 ft at 6:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.22 ft at 6:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.2 ft at 7:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.19 ft at 7:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.17 ft at 7:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.17 ft at 7:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 8:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 8:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.15 ft at 8:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 8:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 9:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 9:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.18 ft at 9:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.17 ft at 9:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.17 ft at 10:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.17 ft at 10:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 10:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.17 ft at 10:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 11:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 11:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 11:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 11:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 12:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 12:15AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 12:30AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 12:45AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 1:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 1:15AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 1:30AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 1:45AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 2:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 2:15AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 2:30AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.15 ft at 2:45AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.15 ft at 3:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 3:15AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 3:30AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 3:45AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 4:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 4:15AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.15 ft at 4:30AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.15 ft at 4:45AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 5:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 5:15AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.15 ft at 5:30AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.15 ft at 5:45AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.15 ft at 6:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.16 ft at 6:15AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.15 ft at 6:30AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.15 ft at 6:45AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.15 ft at 7:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.15 ft at 7:15AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.15 ft at 7:30AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.14 ft at 7:45AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.13 ft at 8:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.13 ft at 8:15AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.13 ft at 8:30AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.13 ft at 8:45AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.12 ft at 9:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.12 ft at 9:15AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.08 ft at 9:30AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.99 ft at 9:45AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.9 ft at 10:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.85 ft at 10:15AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.8 ft at 10:30AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.77 ft at 10:45AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.75 ft at 11:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.73 ft at 11:15AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.7 ft at 11:30AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.68 ft at 11:45AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.67 ft at 12:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.65 ft at 12:15PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.65 ft at 12:30PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.63 ft at 12:45PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.63 ft at 1:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.63 ft at 1:15PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.63 ft at 1:30PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.63 ft at 1:45PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.62 ft at 2:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.62 ft at 2:15PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.62 ft at 2:30PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.61 ft at 2:45PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.62 ft at 3:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.61 ft at 3:15PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.65 ft at 3:30PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.76 ft at 3:45PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.85 ft at 4:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:15PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.94 ft at 4:30PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 3.97 ft at 4:45PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4 ft at 5:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.03 ft at 5:15PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.05 ft at 5:30PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.06 ft at 5:45PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.07 ft at 6:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.08 ft at 6:15PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.08 ft at 6:30PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.09 ft at 6:45PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.09 ft at 7:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.09 ft at 7:15PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.09 ft at 7:30PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.09 ft at 7:45PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.09 ft at 8:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.1 ft at 8:15PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.1 ft at 8:30PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.1 ft at 8:45PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.1 ft at 9:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.1 ft at 9:15PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.1 ft at 9:30PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.1 ft at 9:45PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.1 ft at 10:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.1 ft at 10:15PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.1 ft at 10:30PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.1 ft at 10:45PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.1 ft at 11:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.09 ft at 11:15PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.1 ft at 11:30PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.1 ft at 11:45PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 4.1 ft at 12:00AM Oct 27, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesALTS1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (12:46AM Oct 27, 2021)ObservedLatest observed value: 4.1 ft at 12:00 AM EDT 27-Oct-2021. Flood Stage is 20 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Broad River in NC/SC at Alston. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 30
Moderate Flood Stage: 25
Flood Stage: 20
Action Stage: 11.5
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 29.02 ft on 06/07/1903
(2) 27.99 ft on 02/08/2020
(3) 26.94 ft on 10/14/1990
(4) 26.87 ft on 10/05/1990
(5) 25.90 ft on 03/03/1985
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 27.99 ft on 02/08/2020
(2) 18.04 ft on 10/12/2018
(3) 20.79 ft on 02/07/2010
(4) 15.74 ft on 03/03/2009
(5) 15.40 ft on 08/27/2008
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 2.43 ft on 08/30/2007
(2) 2.48 ft on 08/31/2007
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Latitude: 34.243056° N, Longitude: 81.319722° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 20 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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Columbia Weather Forecast Office
2909 Aviation Way
West Columbia, SC 29170-2102
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