Water rushes out of an open spill gate at the Lake Murray dam west of Columbia on Aug. 5. ... The so-called thousand-year flood in 2015 opened a 60 ... North Augusta, SC ; Free Times - Columbia, SC; ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Richland County emergency officials say the flood gates may have to be opened at Lake Murray because of heavy rains upstream the past few days.

COLUMBIA — A half-hour east of Columbia, a pond with a century of history remains integral to its tight-knit community years after historic floods threatened to wipe it out. The 150-acre Lake ...

Work is underway to build a new, federally-mandated backup dam at Lake Murray to safeguard the Columbia area in case the dam ever fails. SCE&G has taken another step to prepare customers if that ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Six years ago, thousands of structures in Columbia were destroyed and filled with water after a 1,000 year flood washed through the Midlands. The once in a lifetime flooding ...