Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
02168504
Latitude
34.05098 N
Longitude
81.20954 W
Elevation
168 ft
Rank
-
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

On the radar over Saluda River Below Lk Murray Dam Nr ColumbiaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 82 instruments in South Carolina stand at one.

Station charts

Saluda River Below Lk Murray Dam Nr Columbia Report

Rank
-
Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :15, :30 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
25 of 9626.0% of its schedule, 27 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
25 of 6723.7% of its schedule, 27 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
30 minfrom Oct 5, 10:45 PM
Latest report
Oct 6, 7:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
23 min9 in 10 within 28 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 min count as one received.

Chart of the 1,077 ranked stations in South Carolina on Oct 6 by the share of their scheduled reports received in Storm Station's own record, up to 7 days, in tenths: 0 to 9 per cent, 4; 10 to 19 per cent, 23; 20 to 29 per cent, 13; 30 to 39 per cent, 3; 40 to 49 per cent, 56; 50 to 59 per cent, 46; 60 to 69 per cent, 80; 70 to 79 per cent, 11; 80 to 89 per cent, 147; 90 to 99 per cent, 301; 100 per cent, 393.WHERE IT RANKS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, Oct 6PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9410 to 192320 to 291330 to 39340 to 495650 to 594660 to 698070 to 791180 to 8914790 to 99301100393STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%393
90 to 99%301
80 to 89%147
70 to 79%11
60 to 69%80
50 to 59%46
40 to 49%56
30 to 39%3
20 to 29%13
10 to 19%23
0 to 9%4

Station report

Saluda River Below Lk Murray Dam Nr Columbia, in 3 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The column

Contents

At 168 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.74 inHg and the temperature at 58.4 F.

Section from sea level of where Saluda River Below Lk Murray Dam Nr Columbia stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 168 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.74 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.4 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02168504FIG. D WHERE SALUDA RIVER BELOW LK MURRAY DAM NR COLUMBIA STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERESALUDA RIVER BELOW LK MURRAY DAM NR COLUMBIA1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT168 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.74 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.4 FTITLESaluda River Below Lk Murray Dam Nr Columbia, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP 02168504TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-02168504-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

From the Field Book

2The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 51 degrees above the horizon at 34.05 N, and the day is 11 h 31 min long. Level ground there takes 77 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Saluda River Below Lk Murray Dam Nr Columbia, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 51 degrees above the horizon, against 79 at the June solstice, 56 at the equinoxes and 33 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 31 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02168504FIG. E THE SUN AT SALUDA RIVER BELOW LK MURRAY DAM NR COLUMBIAELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 79°EQUINOXES 56°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 33°OCT 6, 51°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 31 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 77 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 34.05 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLESaluda River Below Lk Murray Dam Nr Columbia, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 02168504TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-02168504-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

3The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform, 168 ft above sea level. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Saluda River Below Lk Murray Dam Nr Columbia, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02168504FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLESaluda River Below Lk Murray Dam Nr Columbia, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 02168504TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-06IDSR-02168504-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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