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General description: Extensive bottomland swamp forests are found along the 

 major rivers of the Atlantic Coastal Plain — the Pee Dee, the Santee, the Edisto, 

 the Combahee, the Savannah, and their tributaries. Outstanding areas include 

 the Congaree River Floodplain Forest and Four Hole Swamp. 



Status of the wetlands: Channelization of the rivers is a major threat to the in- 

 tegrity of the river bottom wetlands. The lower section of the Congaree has 

 been altered in this way. Lumbering is another serious encroachment. 



Sources of data: Coverage of the wetlands of the state has been very in- 

 adequate. Data have been provided by state personnel, university biologists, and 

 The Nature Conservancy. 



Recommendations: Four Hole Swamp, presently owned jointly by The Nature 

 Conservancy and the National Audubon Society, deserves top priority as a 

 Natural Landmark. The Congaree River Floodplain Forest is truly outstanding 

 and should be designated as a landmark if it can be preserved. More investiga- 

 tion of other bottomlands on the Wateree, the Santee, and the Savannah rivers 

 is needed. Two wetlands in the Francis Marion National Forest are listed as 

 Research Natural Areas. 



Wetlands reported from South Carolina 



SC 1 . *Congaree River Floodplain Forest 



SC 2. *Four Hole Swamp 



SC 3. Guilliard Lake Natural Area 



SC 4. Little Wambaw Swamp Natural 



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Habitat type 



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F-l-Sw, F-7-Sw 

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F-7-Sw 



