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Basin Facts and Figures

The Great Pee Dee River Basin (hydrologic units 03040201, 03040203, 03040204, 03040207) is located in Marlboro, Chesterfield, Darlington, Florence, Dillon, Marion, Williamsburg, Horry, and Georgetown Counties, and encompasses 22 watersheds and 4,029 square miles within South Carolina, excluding the Lynches River, Black River, and Waccamaw River Basins. The Great Pee Dee River flows across the Sandhills region to the Upper and Lower Coastal Plain regions and into the Coastal Zone region. Of the approximately 2.5 million acres, 33.4% is agricultural land, 25.7% is forested land, 27.9% is forested wetland, 6.3% is urban land, 2.7% is scrub/shrub land, 2.6% is water, 1.2% is nonforested wetland, and 0.2% is barren land. The urban land percentage is comprised chiefly of the Cities of Florence, Darlington, Bennettsville, and Dillon.

In the Great Pee Dee River Basin, there are approximately 4,669 stream miles, 10,864 acres of lake waters, and 17,676 acres of estuarine areas. The Great Pee Dee River flows across the North Carolina/South Carolina state line and accepts drainage from Thompson Creek, Crooked Creek, Cedar Creek, Three Creeks, and Black Creek. The river then accepts drainage from Jeffries Creek, Catfish Creek, the Lynches River Basin, the Little Pee Dee River, the Black River Basin and the Waccamaw River Basin before draining into Winyah Bay.

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Protection and Restoration Strategies		    X  
Water Quality Assessment Summary   X  
Great Pee Dee River Basin - Watershed Unit Index Map     X
Great Pee Dee River  03040201-03  X X
Thompson Creek  03040201-04  X X
Great Pee Dee River  03040201-05  X X
Black Creek/Lake Robinson 03040201-06  X X
Black Creek  03040201-07  X X
Great Pee Dee River  03040201-08  X X
Jeffries Creek  03040201-09  X X
Great Pee Dee River 03040201-10  X X
Catfish Creek 03040201-11  X X
Great Pee Dee River 03040201-12  X X
Ashpole Swamp  03040203-13  X X
Lumber River 03040203-14  X X
Little Pee Dee River  03040204-01  X X
Bridge Creek  03040204-02  X X
Shoe Heel Creek  03040204-03  X X
Buck Swamp  03040204-04  X X
Little Pee Dee River  03040204-05  X X
Lake Swamp 03040204-06  X X
Brunson Swamp  03040204-07  X X
Little Pee Dee River  03040204-08  X X
Sampit River 03040207-01  X X
Great Pee Dee River/Winyah Bay 03040207-02  X X

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