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The Pee Dee River Basin (also
referred to as the Great Pee Dee River) encompasses 27 watersheds and 3,425
square miles within South Carolina, excluding the Lynches River and Black River
Basins. The 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 two million acres, 36.0% is forested land, 23.0% is agricultural
land, 19.6% is scrub/shrub land, 16.5% is forested wetland (swamp), 2.5% is
urban land, 1.3% is water, 1.0% is nonforested wetland (marsh), and 0.1% is
barren land. The urban land percentage is comprised chiefly of the Cities of
Florence, Darlington, Bennettsville, and Dillon. (Source:
1989-90 SPOT Imagery)
In the Pee Dee River Basin, there are approximately 3,472
stream miles, 9,969 acres of lake waters, and 1,522 acres of estuarine areas.
The 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 Pee Dee River then accepts drainage from Jeffries Creek,
Catfish Creek, the Lynches
River Basin, the Little
Pee Dee River, and the Black River Basin before draining into Winyah Bay.
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