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.

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; ...

More than a dozen people were transported to local hospitals after a reported lightning strike on the water at Lake Murray.

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 ...