Congaree River
The City of West Columbia Riverwalk, 109 Alexander Road, West Columbia, is temporarily closed due to flooding.
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The SC department of Health and Environmental Control is reporting that year two of work is underway on the Congaree River between the Gervais Street Bridge and the Blossom Street Bridge in West Columbia and Cayce. Crews are working to remove sediment from a site where coal tar from oil lamps fastened to the bottom […]
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Due to the heavy rain over the weekend, the Congaree Riverwalk is presently 14.35ft. when the river should start to recede. This is from the Blossom Street Bridge to the Thomas Newman Boat Landing. Timmerman Trail and the walking path at Guignard Park are open.
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Lots of rain over the weekend, into Super Bowl Sunday resulted in swollen streams and a high water level on the Congaree River. These videos are from the Gervais Street Bridge and Botanical Parkway in West Columbia. The cofferdam at the bridge is filled to the brim with water. A portion of Riverwalk was closed, […]
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The cofferdam on the Columbia side of Congaree River, between the Gervais and Blossom street bridges, is no longer flooded. A photo from mid-December by the Congaree Riverkeeper ( Link to Congaree Riverkeeper ) showed the cofferdam to be over flowing with water after the river crested at 12 feet. Work at the site has slowed since the […]
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The Congaree River at Columbia crested at just over 12 feet (several feet below official flood stage) Saturday, according to the Congaree Riverkeeper. ( Link to Congaree Riverkeeper ) The photo is from the Congaree Riverkeeper. The high water on the river resulted in the the closing of portions of Riverwalk in West Columbia and […]
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The cofferdam has been built and water is being pumped from the area of the first cofferdam on the Congaree River. The cofferdam was constructed at the Gervais Street Bridge. The SC Department of Health and Environmental Control has provided an update. As of late August, Dominion Energy has:Completed the rock cofferdam for Area 1 […]
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A significant number of parents frequent the West Columbia Riverwalk to exercise with their children. If you sit and watch on any morning, you’ll see a barrage of strollers rolling up and down the trail that runs beside the Congaree River. There are also just as many who populate Riverwalk with their fur-babies on a leash. “We […]
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