It is celebrated for its falls about 2 m.
Before the departure of the Israelites from Egypt their year commenced at the autumnal equinox; but in order to solemnize the memory of their deliverance, the month of Nisan or Abib, in which that event took place, and which falls about the time of the vernal equinox, was afterwards regarded as the beginning of the ecclesiastical or legal year.
The valley here is wide and deep, the banks of the river bold and picturesque, and the tide rises and falls about 25 ft.
Columbia is picturesquely situated on the level top of a bluff overlooking the Congaree, which falls about 36 ft.
The tide rises and falls about 4 ft.
