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The
Upper Savannah River Basin encompasses 7 watersheds and 1,164 square
miles.
The Upper Savannah River Basin is predominately within the Piedmont
geographical region.
Of the 744,798 acres, 65.4% is forested land, 21.9% is agricultural land,
5.3% is water, 3.7% is urban land, 3.2% is barren land, and 0.5% is forested
wetland (swamp).
The urban land percentage is comprised chiefly of the City of Anderson,
and to a lesser extent the Cities of Abbeville and Greenwood. There are
approximately 1,341 stream miles and 43,677 acres of lake waters in this basin.
All streams described below are on the South Carolina side of the
Savannah River.
(Source: 1989-90 SPOT
Imagery)
The
Savannah River flows out of the Hartwell Dam and into Lake Russell, where it
accepts drainage from the Rocky River (Lake Secession, Wilson Creek).
The Savannah River then flows out of the Richard B. Russell Dam and into
Lake J. Strom Thurmond, where it accepts drainage from the Little River and Long
Cane Creek.
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