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The Saluda River Basin covers 2,519 square miles and contains 21 watersheds with
geographic regions that extend from the Blue Ridge (mountain) to the Piedmont.
The Saluda River Basin encompasses 1,612,395 acres of which 8.4% is urban land,
16.2% is agricultural land, 3.4% is scrub/shrub land, 0.5% is barren land, 67.4%
is forested land, 0.2% is forested wetland, and 3.9% is water (SCLRCC 1990). The
urban land is comprised of the Cities of Greenville and Columbia, and to a
lesser extent the Cities of Laurens and Newberry. There are a total of 2,416.2
stream miles in the Saluda River Basin. (Source:
1989-90 SPOT Imagery)
The Oolenoy River flows into the South Saluda
River, which merges with the North Saluda River to form the Saluda River.
Downstream from the confluence, the Saluda River flows past the City of
Greenville and is joined by Georges Creek, Big Brushy Creek, Big Creek, and
Broad Mouth Creek before forming the headwaters of Lake Greenwood. The Reedy
River is joined by Huff Creek and flows through Boyd Mill Pond before joining
the Saluda River in the Lake Greenwood headwaters. Rabon Creek flows out of Lake
Rabon and into the Reedy River arm of Lake Greenwood. Just downstream of the
lake, Ninety Six Creek flows into the Saluda River near the Town of Greenwood.
The Little River originates near the City of Laurens and drains into the Saluda
River between Lakes Greenwood and Murray. The Saluda River together with the
Little Saluda River and the Bush River then form the headwaters of Lake Murray.
The Saluda River emerges from the Lake Murray dam and joins the Broad
River Basin at the City of Columbia to form the Congaree River. The Broad
River Basin is addressed in year five of the Bureau's five-year basin cycle.
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