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The Lynches River Basin encompasses
1,386.8 square miles with geographic regions that extend from the Piedmont to
the Sandhills, and to the Upper and Lower Coastal Plains. The Lynches River
Basin encompasses 17 watersheds and 887,524 acres, of which 45.0% is forested
land, 30.3% is agricultural land, 16.8% is scrub/shrub land, 6.4% is forested
wetland (swamp), 0.7% is urban land, 0.4% is barren land, 0.3% is water, and
0.1% is nonforested wetland (marsh). The urban land percentage is comprised
chiefly of the City of Lake City. (Source:
1989-90 SPOT Imagery)
This predominantly rural area has approximately 1,624 stream
miles and 1,310 acres of lake waters. The Lynches River originates in North
Carolina and accepts drainage from Flat Creek, Fork Creek, the Little Lynches
River, Sparrow Swamp, Big Swamp, and Lake Swamp before draining into the Pee
Dee River.
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