Broad River Basin Map

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This interactive map shows the basins of the Broad River, the Enoree River, and the Tyger River. It features links to a collection of water stations (red dots) that are relevant to our club.

Here are some aspects that help you understand this map:

This map shows, cities (black), water (blue), water stations (red), the 3 river basins (green), and their boundaries (yellow).

Click on the red dots to open a water station. A new window shows the most current data for gage height and discharge (if applicable).

Comparison of selected water stations during the flood on May 23, 2003

The most interesting water station for our club is at the dam of Parr Lake near Alston, SC.

During the floods in spring 2003 the water needed about
- 5 hours from Alston, SC,
- 21 hours from Carlisle, SC, and
- 46 hours from Blacksburg, SC to our boathouse.

To estimate the gross amount of water that will arrive in Alston, SC add the discharge of the following stations:

To determine the current level of the water at our dock go to the following link:
- Broad River at Diversion Dam at Columbia, SC. When the level at the diversion dam is 153.55 ft, water is even with the top of the diversion dam. At 157 feet, the ramps to the dock are almost horizontal.

If the water level drops under 150 ft the gas pipelines upstream become a water hazard. Here are three pictures of the pipelines at 48.5ft taken in August 2007 (148.5 ft with today's calibration).

The upper Broad River Basin and the Saluda River Basin

Here are the effects of different water levels of the Broad River.

Current weather radar image of the upper Broad River Basin:
The area Columbia-Newberry-Greenville-Ashville-Hickory-Columbia describes the bounderies of the three river basins described above.

Click here to see a prediction of the Broad River water level at Blair, SC.

Current River Forecast for the upper Broad River and other SC rivers:
In case of normal water levels: look for PARR SHOALS. The last three numbers is the estimated amount of water (cubic feet in thousand) at the dam of Parr Lake near Alston, SC for the following days.
In case of a flood: Look for PARR SHOALS INFLOW (the third last). The number ":0215:" stands for the date "Feb. 15". The following numbers is the estimated amount of water (cubic feet in thousand) at the dam of Parr Lake near Alston, SC for the following days.