Pee Dee River
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The Pee Dee River is a major waterway in the southeastern United States that flows from the Appalachian foothills through the Carolinas to the Atlantic Ocean, historically important for transportation, agriculture, and regional development.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pee Dee River canonical | 13 |
| Great Pee Dee River | 4 |
| Pee Dee | 3 |
| Pee Dee River basin | 2 |
| Pee Dee River region | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageBasin | Pee Dee River basin ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Winyah Bay ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
North Carolina
ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryBetween |
North Carolina
ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Pee Dee River
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Pee Dee River
|
| hasEcosystemType | freshwater riverine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
meandering channel
ⓘ
sandbars ⓘ swampy bottomlands ⓘ |
| hasFloodplain | Pee Dee floodplain ⓘ |
| hasMouthNear | Georgetown, South Carolina ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Little Pee Dee River
ⓘ
Lumber River ⓘ Yadkin River ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
agricultural support
ⓘ
regional development corridor ⓘ transportation route ⓘ |
| importantFor |
cotton agriculture (historically)
ⓘ
rice cultivation (historically) ⓘ timber transport (historically) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| mouthLocatedIn | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pee Dee people ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlantic Coast watershed ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Cheraw, South Carolina, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Cheraw, South Carolina
Florence, South Carolina ⓘ Georgetown, South Carolina ⓘ Rockingham, North Carolina ⓘ |
| region |
North Carolina Coastal Plain
ⓘ
surface form:
Coastal Plain
Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
surface form:
Piedmont
|
| sourceRegion | Appalachian foothills ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
environmental conservation efforts
ⓘ
regional water management policies ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
freshwater fish
ⓘ
waterfowl ⓘ wetland plants ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial fishing
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ navigation (historically) ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pee Dee River basin
this entity surface form:
Great Pee Dee River
this entity surface form:
Pee Dee
this entity surface form:
Pee Dee
this entity surface form:
Pee Dee
this entity surface form:
Great Pee Dee River
this entity surface form:
Pee Dee River region
this entity surface form:
Great Pee Dee River
this entity surface form:
Great Pee Dee River
this entity surface form:
Pee Dee River basin