Little Salkehatchie River
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The Little Salkehatchie River originates in the Town of Blackville, South Carolina
and accepts drainage from
Lake Cynthia, Guess Pond, Brooker Pond, Ghants Branch, Halfmoon Branch, and Long Gall Branch.
Further downstream, the river accepts drainage from Long Pond, Ben Rice Bay, Colston Branch (Ben
Rice Branch, Doussoss Bay, Indian Camp Branch, McMillian Branch), and Long Branch (Little Clear
Pond, Clear Pond). There are a total of 111.7 stream miles and 397.4 acres (1.6 km²) of lake waters in this
watershed
, all classified freshwater
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Blackville, South Carolina
Blackville is a town in Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,973 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Blackville is located at ....
and accepts drainage from
Lake Cynthia, Guess Pond, Brooker Pond, Ghants Branch, Halfmoon Branch, and Long Gall Branch.
Further downstream, the river accepts drainage from Long Pond, Ben Rice Bay, Colston Branch (Ben
Rice Branch, Doussoss Bay, Indian Camp Branch, McMillian Branch), and Long Branch (Little Clear
Pond, Clear Pond). There are a total of 111.7 stream miles and 397.4 acres (1.6 km²) of lake waters in this
watershed
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
, all classified freshwater
Freshwater
Fresh water is naturally occurring water on the Earth's surface in ice sheets, ice caps, glaciers, bogs, ponds, lakes, rivers and streams, and underground as groundwater in aquifers and underground streams. Fresh water is generally characterized by having low concentrations of dissolved salts and...
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