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The Congaree River
Basin encompasses 688 square miles and 7 watersheds. The
Congaree River Basin is predominately within the Sandhills region of the State,
but giving way to the Upper Coastal Plain region near its confluence with the
Catawba-Santee Basin. Of the 470,483 acres in the Congaree River Basin, 17.2% is
urban land, 9.1% is agricultural land, 7.9% is scrub/shrub land, 0.3% is barren
land, 52.6% is forested land, 11.0% is forested wetland, and 1.9% is water (SCLRCC
1990). The urban land percentage is comprised chiefly by the Greater Columbia
Metropolitan area. (Source: 1989-90 SPOT
Imagery)
The Congaree River is formed by the confluence of the
Broad and Saluda Rivers in the City of Columbia. After the confluence, the
Congaree River accepts drainage from Gills Creek, Sandy Run, Cedar Creek, and
Toms Creek before flowing into the Santee River.
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