South Fork Edisto River
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The South Fork Edisto River is a major tributary in South Carolina that joins with the North Fork to form the Edisto River, one of the longest free-flowing blackwater rivers in the United States.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| belongsToHydrologicUnit | Edisto River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageBasin | Atlantic Ocean basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Atlantic coastal plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsGenerally | southeast ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Aiken County, South Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bamberg County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Barnwell County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Colleton County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Orangeburg County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms | Edisto River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsConfluenceWith | North Fork Edisto River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsWith | North Fork Edisto River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentLandUse |
agriculture
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ rural residential areas ⓘ |
| hasConfluenceNear | Bamberg County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDams | few or none on main course ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalSignificance |
provides habitat for diverse aquatic species
ⓘ
supports blackwater river ecosystems ⓘ |
| hasFeature | blackwater characteristics ⓘ |
| hasFloodplain | forested wetlands ⓘ |
| hasMouthElevation | near sea level ⓘ |
| hasRecreationType |
paddling
ⓘ
wildlife observation ⓘ |
| hasWaterColor | dark tea-colored water ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRelation | contributes flow to Edisto River ⓘ |
| isFreeFlowing | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf | one of the longest free-flowing blackwater rivers in the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Carolina
ⓘ
Southern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| mouth | Edisto River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | part of one of the longest free-flowing blackwater river systems in the United States ⓘ |
| partOf |
Edisto River system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edisto River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Coastal Plain of South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Edisto River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | South Carolina ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Edisto River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributaryType | major tributary ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | freshwater ⓘ |
| waterColorCause | tannins from decaying vegetation ⓘ |
| watercourseType | blackwater river ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.