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Lake Waccamaw
Lake in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lake Waccamaw is a fresh water lake located in Columbus County in North Carolina. It is the largest of the natural Carolina Bay lakes.[2] Although bay trees (Magnolia virginiana L., Gordonia lasianthus Ellis, and Persea) are present within many Carolina Bays,[3] the term "bay" does not refer to the trees but comes instead from an early science publication by Glenn (1895), who used the word "bay" (which he described as "lake-like expanses") to refer to these features near the town of Darlington, South Carolina.[4] Lake Waccamaw is fed by four creeks: First, Second, Third, and Big creeks. The outlet forms the Waccamaw River which flows south-southwest to empty into the Atlantic Ocean near Georgetown, South Carolina
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Lake Waccamaw | |
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Location | Columbus County, North Carolina |
Coordinates | 34°17′12″N 78°30′35″W |
Part of | Lake Waccamaw State Park |
Primary inflows | Big Creek; First Little, Second Little and Third Little Creeks |
Basin countries | United States |
Managing agency | North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation |
Designation | State Lake |
Surface area | 8,938 acres (3,617 ha) |
Average depth | 7.5 ft (2.3 m) |
Shore length1 | 14 mi (23 km) |
Surface elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
Settlements | Lake Waccamaw |
References | [1] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |