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It originates in the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina, where its upper course, above the mouth of the Uwharrie River, is known as the Yadkin River. The river empties into Winyah Bay, and then into the Atlantic Ocean near Georgetown. The northeastern counties of South Carolina compose the Pee Dee region of the state.
The Charleston Harbor gauge clocked 3.47 feet of inundation, with a tide at 9.23 feet — the fifth-highest value since 1921.
The property used to create Givhans Ferry State Park was donated by the city of Charleston in 1934 [1] and was one of the original built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in South Carolina. Its namesake, Phillip Givhan, was a ferry master on the Edisto River and operated Givhan's Ferry, which allowed access between Augusta and Charleston.
[3] [4] It forms part of the boundary between Ross and Cromarty, to the south, and Sutherland, to the north. The firth is designated as a national scenic area, [5] one of 40 such areas in Scotland. [6] The national scenic area covers 15,782 ha in total, of which 4,240 ha is the marine area of the firth below low tide. [1]
The Broad River is a tidal channel in Beaufort and Jasper counties, South Carolina. [1] The channel flows between the mainland on the west and Port Royal and Parris islands on the east. The Coosawhatchie River flows into the Broad River at the head. It joins Coosaw River channel Northeast and continues Southeast to the Atlantic Ocean as Port ...
The Renfrew Ferry is a passenger ferry service linking the north and south banks of the River Clyde in Scotland. The service, operated by Clydelink without subsidy, crosses between Renfrew and Yoker , close to Glasgow City Centre and is the last Clyde crossing this far upstream.
A “king tide” caused flooding to coastal areas in South Carolina on Saturday, November 6.A “king tide” refers to “exceptionally high tide,” the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
Sandy Island is the name of a small unincorporated community in Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States, and a larger island between the Pee Dee and Waccamaw Rivers that has been preserved as a refuge and nature center. The island is about 9,000 acres (36 km 2) of a prehistoric sand dune. It is bounded east and west by the rivers, on ...