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Black River

 

 

 

Basin Facts and Figures

The Black River Basin (hydrologic unit 03040205) is located in Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Clarendon, Florence, Williamsburg, and Georgetown Counties, and encompasses 2,060 square miles with geographic regions extending from the Sandhills to the Upper and Lower Coastal Plains and into the Coastal Zone.  The Black River Basin encompasses 18 watersheds, some 1.3 million acres of which 26.3% is forested land, 35.0% is agricultural land, 4.6% is scrub/shrub land, 27.1% is forested wetland, 6.1% is urban land, 0.4% is nonforested wetland, 0.1% is barren land, and 0.4% is water.  The urban land percentage is comprised chiefly of the City of Sumter. 

There are approximately 2,143 stream miles, 2,332 acres of lake waters, and 763 acres of estuarine areas in the Black River Basin.  The Black River originates near the City of Bishopville and accepts drainage from Rocky Bluff Swamp, the Pocotaligo River, Pudding Swamp, Kingstree Swamp Canal, and Black Mingo Creek before merging with the Great Pee Dee River.

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  Hydrologic Unit Code Text adobe pdf icon Maps adobe pdf icon
Factors Assessed in Watershed Evaluations, Watershed Stewardship Programs, and Protection and Restoration Strategies   X  
Water Quality Assessment Summary   X  
Black River Basin - Watershed Unit Index Map     X
Scape Ore Swamp 03040205-01
 X X
Black River 03040205-02
 X X
Cane Savannah Creek  03040205-03
 X X
Pocotaligo River  03040205-04
 X X
Pudding Swamp  03040205-05
 X X
Black River 03040205-06
 X X
Black River 03040205-07
 X X
Black Mingo Creek 03040205-08
 X X
Black River 03040205-09
 X X

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