Last week the water level on the Congaree River was very low. The river was so low, the remnants of the SS Columbia were totally visible. On Wednesday (Sept. 7) photos of the old boat were posted on the

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By Thursday, the water level began to rise and the SS Columbia was underwater again.
The Congaree Riverkeeper reported: “According to preliminary USGS gage data the Congaree River at Columbia recorded the lowest gage height since 2007.”