Richland County, South Carolina

17 river gauges reading now, shown against their usual but not yet judged.

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Congaree River At Congaree Np Near Gadsden, SC: flow 3,480 ft³/s · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (2,940 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 46 min ago
• Rocky Branch At Pickens Street At Columbia, SC: flow 1.37 ft³/s · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (1.32 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Broad River Near Columbia, SC: flow 1,590 ft³/s · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (1,780 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 46 min ago
• Gills Creek At Columbia, SC: water level 0.81 ft · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (0.88 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 46 min ago
• Saluda River Near Columbia, SC: flow 1,900 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually below 1,809 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 46 min ago

River levels are shown against their usual, but not yet judged. A gauge’s usual here is its range of October monthly averages; the reading is the latest 15-minute value, which a passing rain or dry spell can carry outside that range. So no river gauge makes this county Unusual For Here until we compare each day with the same day’s history.

A gauge’s usual is its range of October monthly averages over its record (USGS).

• USGS daily mean streamflow and gage height - South Carolina: 30 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 10 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

1 source answered; nothing recent here.

3 reports in the last 6 hours, none published as an event.

• Tacos Nayarit to open new location on Garners Ferry Road in Columbia · WLTX · 2 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• $300 million project aims to eliminate train delays along Assembly Street in Columbia · WLTX · 2 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Columbia Links Day of Health Resources Forum starts Nov. 14 · WOLO-TV · 4 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Richland County deputies searching for missing 75-year-old woman with dementia · WLTX · 17 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Delivery truck knocks down awning at Irmo-area senior living facility · WLTX · 18 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

Wastewater site 1825: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 6.92, within the usual weekly level for this site.

• Wastewater site 1825: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 6.92 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 2226: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 5.34 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 1825: influenza A level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 1825: RSV level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 2226: influenza A level 1 · not enough history for this site to say what is usual · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT

• CDC wastewater data for viral activity level (SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, RSV): 18 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 16 h ago
• openFDA drug enforcement reports (recalls), newest first: 16 entries for this county · FDA · read 1 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 5 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 16 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for measles: 4 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 16 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

Columbia: AQI 56, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Columbia: AQI 56 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 46 min ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - South Carolina: 25 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 18 min ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 6 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 29 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

1 source answered; nothing recent here.

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Coming Up

No meeting is on an agenda we read for the next seven days.

Quiet

• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA): No reported accident or crossing collision here with a release, evacuation, injury or death in the latest data · Federal Railroad Administration · read Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT
• Gasoline prices (EIA): No weekly move of 10 cents or more · U.S. Energy Information Administration · read Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT

Background

• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C), week of 2026-10-19: $3.860 a gallon, down 7 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, Norfolk Southern Railway Company, COLUMBIA, 2026-06-28. Reported by FRA with the June 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 228,131 jobs (228,698 a year earlier); $1,326 average weekly wage ($1,285 a year earlier). BLS (QCEW)

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. FRA posts about three months after an accident, so its lines are reported, not breaking. Last read: BLS (QCEW) Oct 12, 9:25 AM EDT; U.S. Energy Information Administration Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT; Federal Railroad Administration Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT.

Quiet

• Non-native species (USGS NAS): No new non-native species alert here in the last 30 days · USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) · read Oct 12, 8:04 PM EDT
• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS): No detection in wild birds here in the last 30 days · USDA APHIS · read Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 49 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  13 research-grade observations of introduced species here in the last 30 days. iNaturalist

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. Bird flu detections are reported in our words with a link to USDA APHIS; its records are not reproduced. iNaturalist observations are shown only under CC0 or CC-BY, with the observer credited; others are counted. Observations with an obscured location are never placed on a county. Last read: USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Oct 12, 8:04 PM EDT; iNaturalist Oct 29, 11:56 AM EDT; USDA APHIS Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT.

Quiet

• Historic places in harm’s way: No listed place here inside an active wildfire perimeter, warning area or flood zone · National Weather Service · read 11 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 2 h ago
• National Register listings (NPS): No listing or removal here in the last 30 days · National Park Service · read Oct 12, 9:25 AM EDT

Background

• National Register nominations (Federal Register)
  Columbia Country Club, 135 Columbia Club Drive West, Blythewood vicinity (Richland County, South Carolina), reference SG100013443: nominated, comments due 2026-09-29. National Park Service (Federal Register)
• National Register listings (NPS)
  126 properties on the National Register in this county, 4 of them National Historic Landmarks. National Park Service

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Sites whose location is restricted are never shown. A place inside a hazard area is our overlay of open maps, as of the hazard’s own time; it says nothing of damage. Last read: National Park Service Oct 12, 9:25 AM EDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 10:00 AM EDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 12:35 PM EDT.