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The river is navigable up the fall line at Cheraw, South Carolina and was an important trade route from colonial time. The largest lumber company in the world existed at the turn of the 20th century near the river's mouth at Georgetown, South Carolina. The virgin pine forests of the Pee Dee region were cut over and the logs floated in rafts downriver to be sawn into lumber and exported to the northern USA and Europe.
The lower part of the river flood plainFlood Plain along Lynches River Johnsonville, South CarolinaShowing high water mark on tupelo and cypress trees In geography, a flood plain is a plain formed of sediment, typically dropped by a river. When the slope down which a river runs has become very was extensively developed for riceRice Rice fields on Java Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Oryza Species Oryza barthii ''Oryza glaberrima ''Oryza latifolia ''Oryza longistaminata ''Oryza punctata ''O culture in colonial time, rice being a major export of the area from the port at Georgetown. Rice culture declined with the loss of slave labor after the Civil WarThe American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the northern states, popularly referred to as "the U. the Union," " the North," or "the Yankees"; and the seceding southern states, commonly referred to as "the Confederat, and increased competition. Two hurricanes at the beginning of the 20th century destroyed much of the canal work and effectively ended the remnants of rice culture.
Today the river is not extensively used for navigation. It is an important source of electric power and public water supplies, as well as recreational use. Some commercial fishing is done during the winter shad run, and for shrimpNot necessary complete list Aristeidae Penaeidae Sergestidae Sicyoniidae Solenoceridae Nematocarcinidae Atydae Pasiphaeoidae Rhynocinetidae Campylonotidae Palaemonidae Alpheidae Ogyrididae Hippolytidae Proussidae Pandalidae Crangonidae True shrimp are sma in the lower reaches. The river is excellent for recreational fishing and boating. There are numerous boat landings, yet most of the river is wild, with forests of tupeloNyssa aquatica Water tupelo Nyssa javanica Indonesian tupelo Nyssa leptophylla Hunan tupelo Nyssa ogeche Ogeechee tupelo Nyssa sinensis Chinese tupelo Nyssa sylvatica Black tupelo or Blackgum Nyssa ursina Bear tupelo Nyssa yunnanensis Yunnan tupelo The Tu, oakThis article is about oak trees and shrubs. OAK is also the three-letter IATA airport code for Oakland International Airport in Oakland, California USA. See also Oak, Nebraska, USA. See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the commo and gumA number of different things are called gum : gums the soft tissue partly covering teeth Chewing gum Bubblegum Guar gum Gum arabic Postage stamp gum Gum Springs, Arkansas, a town Trees: Gum tree Eucalyptus Australia and cultivated in other warm areas) Bla along its shores. Herons and alligators can be seen along the way, and a lucky sighting of a bald eagle is possible.
Some tributaries are, the Lumber River , the Little Pee Dee River, Lynches River, Black River and Waccamaw River. The river empties into Winyah Bay , and then into the Atlantic Ocean near Georgetown.
At the junction of the Pee Dee and Lynches River is a large island, Snows Island (subsequently identified as the center of an old meteor crater), that was headquarters for General Francis Marion during the American Revolution. It proved a safe haven for him and his ragtag militia troops, as the British were never able to find the camp.
The Pee Dee River was the original river for Stephen Foster's song Way down upon the Swanee River. Why he changed it in his final version is a subject of much speculation.
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