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of much lower elevation. These bays usually are the headwaters of 

 the various branches which flow southerly through the district. 

 Practically all of the land in the upper section of the district that can 

 be cultivated under present conditions is now being farmed; the 

 remainder is composed almost entirely of these flat bays and branches, 

 notable examples of which are Rogers Bay, Steep Bottom Bay, Alli- 

 gator Bay, Green Pond, and Roberts Pond. The section between 

 Scotia, Shirley, and Garnett is much flatter and of an entirely different 

 conformation. This area is a relatively high plain, with marked 

 slopes on three sides to Wolf Bay, Long Branch, Church Branch, Hog 

 Branch, King Branch, Manigault Branch, Hurricane Branch, and 

 Beaver Dam Branch No. 1. In it are found large areas of flat, open 

 pine woods, containing standing water a good portion of the year. 

 The area is badly in need of drainage. The wet condition is due to 

 the lack of proper drainage connection between the shallow depres- 

 sions on this plain and the branches which surround it. The drainage 

 in the southeastern part of the district is good, owing to the rolling 

 nature of the lands and the large fall from them to the branches. 



The western portion of the district, particularly the area west of the 

 Augusta Road, is different from the other parts and should be de- 

 scribed separately. There is in the extreme western part a large area 

 called Haskell Baroney Swamp, which is formed by the junction of 

 The Savannas, Rum Branch, Mill Branch, and Boggy Swamp. 

 Haskell Baroney Swamp is about 3 miles long north and south and 

 about 2 miles wide; it is a continuous, flat swamp, much below the 

 general level of the adjoining lands. Between the swamp and the 

 Savannah River is a clay ridge (see fig. 2), the top of which forms the 

 western boundary of the district. There are several breaks in this 

 ridge, and during extreme floods water has been known to flow from 

 the Savannah River through these breaks into the head of " The 

 Savannas," thence through Boggy Swamp back into the river. 



The eastern portion of the district is also quite flat, and large areas 

 of flat bays are encountered, especially in the southeastern part, from 

 Robertville toward Pineland, and the watershed is not clearly defined. 

 Many years ago a ditch was constructed which flows into Titi Branch 

 and drains an area in the vicinity of Pineland. To follow the natural 

 course of drainage this land would not be drained northwest to Titi 

 Branch but southeast to Cypress Creek, which stream is not in the 

 district. The present course of drainage is unnatural, and these lands 

 have therefore been excluded from the district. 



There are several ponds in the district which, owing to their depth, 

 can not be drained by gravity, but must remain undrained unless 

 pumping is resorted to. The general location of these ponds is the 

 flat land between Scotia and Shirley, but the total area is only a few 

 acres. 



