The headwaters start above Sesquicentennial State Park and flow into the Congaree River below Columbia and just above the Congaree National Park
It is represented by multiple jurisdictions including the City of Columbia, Richland County, Forest Acres, Arcadia Lakes, Fort Jackson, and the City of Cayce
It contains over 115 miles of streams
It covers over 47,000 acres of land
The population is 140,000
Land use/land cover in the watershed includes: 51.0% urban land, 25.1% forested land, 13.4% agricultural land, 8.1% forested wetland (swamp), 2.1% water, and 0.3% nonforested wetland (marsh).
It is among the largest urban impaired watersheds in South Carolina
Urbanization and development have and continue to cause negative impacts to water quality, including excessive stormwater runoff and sedimentation
We are all impacting the health of the watershed regardless of where you live within the watershed.
