| Ecosystem |
Waccamaw |
| Type |
Lake |
| Salinity |
freshwater |
| Other Names |
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| Location |
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Columbus County, southeastern corner of North Carolina |
35° N 34° N - 79° W 78° W |
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| Location Map |
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| Size Ref |
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River Length |
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Area |
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Drainage Area |
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| Depth |
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Average Depth |
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Max Depth |
3 m |
Ref |
35360 |
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| Temperature |
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| Description |
Covers 36,170,802.5032 sq.m. and has an average width of 2.32 m and a shoreline of about 22,852.68 m. The marginal 70% of the lake bottom is composed of clear sand, whereas the central 30% is overlaid with a deposit of fibrous and pulpy peat (Ref. ). The lake is fed by four creeks: First, Second, Third, and Big Creeks. The lake outlet forms the Waccamaw River which flows southeasterly to empty into the Atlantic Ocean near Georgetown, South Carolina. |
| Comments on faunal list |
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| URL 1 |
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| Ecosystem Checklist Link |
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| Total |
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Species |
Families |
Species |
Families |
Reference |
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37 |
18 |
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