Congaree River Depth?

[nickmarch]

Hello All!

Can anyone tell me how deep the Congaree River is near Columbia? Approximately?

Thanks!

 

[maipenrai]

No online charts in your area?

 

[nickmarch]

I found the dpeth at USGS. It's about 5 feet.

 

[Clancy]

It depends on the river level. I'm from Cayce. I used to swim and Mahal the congaree but now I mostly stay upriver on the saluda. When the river is at normal level it can range from a few feet to over 15 in some spots. Why do you need to know the depth for?

 

[CATFISH]

Normally, if it's 2.5 feet you're doing good. The level is checked everyday about 7-8 am. I use the site below to check every time before I go to this river. Today it's 3.5 feet, up .2 feet from yesterday. Of course it varies depending on how much water they let thru the Lake Murray dam.

http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/raw/sr/srus42.kcae.rva.cae.txt