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The
Lower Savannah River Basin encompasses 15 watersheds, 2,123 square miles,
and geographic regions that extend from the Piedmont to the Sandhills to the
Upper and Lower Coastal Plains and on into the Coastal Zone. Of some 1.3 million
acres, 61.0% is forested land, 12.5% is agricultural land, 12.3% is forested
wetland (swamp), 9.84% is barren land, 2.1% is urban land, 1.3% is water, and
1.0% is nonforested wetland (marsh). Federal
lands, such as the Savannah River Site and the Savannah National Wildlife
Refuge, are a sizable portion of this basin.
There are approximately 2,075 stream miles, 4,447 acres of lake waters,
and 3,356 acres of estuarine areas in this basin. (Source:
1989-90 SPOT Imagery)
The
Savannah River flows out of the Thurmond Dam and is restricted again by the
Stevens Creek dam, forming Stevens Creek Reservoir.
Stevens Creek accepts drainage from Turkey Creek (Beaverdam Creek) and
enters the Savannah River prior to the dam.
Downstream of the Stevens Creek dam, the Savannah River accepts drainage
from Horse Creek, Hollow Creek, Upper Three Runs, and Lower Three Runs (Par
Pond).
The Savannah River continues to flow between the States of South Carolina
and Georgia until it reaches the City of Savannah, Georgia, where it drains into
the Atlantic Ocean.
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