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The Black River Basin encompasses 2,051
square miles with geographic regions extending from the Sandhills to the Upper
and Lower Coastal Plains and into the Coastal Zone. The Black River encompasses
18 watersheds, some 1.3 million acres of which 37.9% is forested land, 28.1% is
agricultural land, 17.5% is scrub/shrub land, 12.9% is forested wetland, 2.2% is
urban land, 0.8% is nonforested wetland, and 0.6% is water. The urban land
percentage is comprised chiefly of the City of Sumter. (Source:
1989-90 SPOT Imagery)
There are approximately 2,195 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 Pee
Dee River.
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