Lake Waccamaw State Park
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Lake Waccamaw State Park is a North Carolina state park in Columbus County
, North Carolina
, in the United States
. Located near the town of Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina
, it covers 1,732 acres (5 km²) along the southern edge of Lake Waccamaw
, a Carolina bay
. Lake Waccamaw State Park is located in North Carolina's Coastal Plain
.
Columbus County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 54,749 people, 21,308 households, and 15,043 families residing in the county. The population density was 58/sq mi . As of 2004, there were 24,668 housing units at an average density of 26/sq mi...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Located near the town of Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina
Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina
Lake Waccamaw is a town in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,411 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lake Waccamaw is located at ....
, it covers 1,732 acres (5 km²) along the southern edge of Lake Waccamaw
Lake Waccamaw
Lake Waccamaw is a unique fresh water lake located in Columbus County in North Carolina. The lake is oval in shape and measures roughly 5.2 by with an average depth of . It covers 36,170,802 square meters, an average width of 2.32 meters and a shoreline of about 22,852 meters...
, a Carolina bay
Carolina Bay
Carolina bays are elliptical depressions concentrated along the Atlantic seaboard within coastal Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and northcentral Florida...
. Lake Waccamaw State Park is located in North Carolina's Coastal Plain
Atlantic Coastal Plain
The Atlantic coastal plain has both low elevation and low relief, but it is also a relatively flat landform extending from the New York Bight southward to a Georgia/Florida section of the Eastern Continental Divide, which demarcates the plain from the ACF River Basin in the Gulf Coastal Plain to...
.