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By Mullen Taylor, Guest Blogger and member of Congaree Riverkeeper Board of Directors

Tubing on our rivers has become a very popular pastime.  So when “little friends” from North Carolina were visiting the Congaree Riverkeeper, that’s what we decided to do.  Tyler and Tristine tubed down the Congaree River for the first time last Saturday.  A short trip was planned, because we weren’t

Ron and Angela floated the lower Saluda River last Sunday and enjoyed the experience.  Little sit-on-top kayaks are very forgiving and just m

The Congaree River has been really low the past few days.  How low was it?  Well, 1,000 cfs and 2 feet at the gauge in Columbia.  But that situation offers unique opportunities.  The water is clear and it’s a great time to see what’s on the river bottom.

Congaree Riverkeeper spent time on the water today, with a crew hired by SCE&G, to take core samples in the river.  You may have seen the little pontoon boat out on the water below Gervais Street Bridge.  The crew has sampled about a hundred points to identify the extent of the plume of tar that came out of the creek.  At this point that plume is pretty well identified and extends approximately100' out into the river and about 1,600' down river.  Bottom sediment at some points is nonexistent and may be 12' deep in others.  But the thick spots are anomalies.  The thickness of the sediment throughout the area averages about a foot.  That's good news, because it means the tar is contained in a relatively small area. 

The Congaree River is a unique recreational resource with tremendous potential, which is why we should not abuse it.

Congaree River on Monday

More than 18,000 trout are being released today (December 1, 2009) into the lower Saluda River by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. 

 Here are some photos of the Lower Saluda River taken by Brian Taylor

Residents of the Greater Columbia area are fortunate to live in a place where three rivers flow through our capital city. Our rivers set us apart from other metropolitan areas because of the incredible natural beauty and recreational opportunities the Lower Broad, Lower Saluda and the Congaree Rivers have to offer us, right in our own “backyard.” Let’s not forget what a treasure these rivers are to the Midlands.