Edisto River

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The Edisto River is a blackwater river in South Carolina known for its largely undeveloped, scenic watershed and status as one of the longest free-flowing blackwater rivers in North America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf blackwater river
river
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
basinLocation South Carolina
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
ecoregion Atlantic coastal plain
flowsInto St. Helena Sound
flowsThrough Aiken County
Bamberg County
Barnwell County, South Carolina
surface form: Barnwell County

Calhoun County
Charleston County, South Carolina
surface form: Charleston County

Colleton County, South Carolina
surface form: Colleton County

Dorchester County, South Carolina
surface form: Dorchester County

Lexington County, South Carolina
surface form: Lexington County

Orangeburg County, South Carolina
surface form: Orangeburg County

Saluda County
formedByConfluenceOf North Fork Edisto River
South Fork Edisto River
hasCharacteristic extensive floodplain swamps
meandering course
tannin-stained dark water
hasCityOnBank Jacksonboro, South Carolina
Orangeburg County, South Carolina
surface form: Orangeburg, South Carolina

Walterboro, South Carolina
hasPart Edisto River self-linksurface differs
surface form: North Fork Edisto River

Edisto River self-linksurface differs
surface form: South Fork Edisto River
hasProtectedArea Edisto Beach State Park
Givhans Ferry State Park
lengthApproxKm 310
lengthApproxMi 193
locatedIn Lowcountry of South Carolina
surface form: Lowcountry region of South Carolina

South Carolina
mouth Atlantic Ocean
mouthLocation St. Helena Sound
between Edisto Island and Hunting Island
notableFor being one of the longest free-flowing blackwater rivers in North America
largely undeveloped watershed
scenic watershed
passesNear Edisto Beach, South Carolina
Edisto Island
surface form: Edisto Island, South Carolina
recreation camping
canoeing
fishing
kayaking
riverSystemType blackwater
sourceLocation central South Carolina
state South Carolina
waterType freshwater

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South Carolina majorRiver Edisto River
Dorchester County crossedBy Edisto River
subject surface form: Dorchester County, South Carolina
Edisto River hasPart Edisto River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: North Fork Edisto River
Edisto River hasPart Edisto River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: South Fork Edisto River
ACE Basin (part) partOfHydrologicalSystem Edisto River
this entity surface form: Edisto River watershed
Bamberg, South Carolina, United States hasRiver Edisto River
subject surface form: Bamberg, South Carolina
this entity surface form: Edisto River (nearby)
Ridgeville, South Carolina hasNearbyWaterBody Edisto River
this entity surface form: Edisto River region (broader area)
Edisto Island locatedNear Edisto River