South Carolina’s

Rivers and

Lakes

South Carolina’s

Rivers and

Lakes 3-1.2: Describe the location and characteristics of significant features of South Carolina, including landforms; river systems such as the Pee Dee River Basin, the Santee River Basin, the Edisto River Basin, and the Savannah River Basin; major cities; and climate regions.

Prior KnowledgePrior Knowledge• Think about what a river is (what it

looks like, what it is made of, what they are used for, names of any rivers)

• Turn to your “elbow partners” when the signal is given to discuss with them what you have thought of.

• Let’s get together as a group, after your discussion time, to talk about your information.

• Now, let’s read from our Social Studies Weekly newspaper to get more information before moving on!

What are we going to be doing today?What are we going to be doing today?

• Today, you will be expected to:– Follow the PowerPoint with your study guide

and fill in the missing words or descriptions.– Watch clips from Discovery Education about

rivers in our state.– View a short PowerPoint with photographs

of the river systems we are learning about today.

– Participate in a SmartBoard activity in which we label the river systems in South Carolina.

– Complete your own map of the river systems and compare two rivers of your choosing.

River SystemsRiver Systems• 1. A river system is comprised of a

number of smaller rivers that join into one main river.

River Systems, ContinuedRiver Systems, Continued

• 2. In South Carolina, we have four major river systems.– A. The Savannah River system– B. The Edisto River system– C. The Santee River system– D. The Pee Dee River system

Missouri RiverPee Dee River

The River Systems, ContinuedThe River Systems, Continued

• 3. The Savannah River– A. The Savannah River forms the

western border of the state with Georgia.– B. ______________________________– ______________________________

C. Savannah River System

The River Systems, ContinuedThe River Systems, Continued

• 4. The Edisto River system– A. _______________________________– B. _______________________________– C. _______________________________

The Edisto River System

The River Systems, ContinuedThe River Systems, Continued

• 5. The Santee River System– A. _______________________________– B. _______________________________– C.__________

The Santee River

The Pee Dee River SystemThe Pee Dee River System

• 6. The Pee Dee River system– A. _______________________________– B. _______________________________– C. _______________________________

The Pee Dee River

South Carolina’s LakesSouth Carolina’s Lakes

• 1. All of South Carolina’s major lakes

are man-made.– A. They are made by damming up a

river.– B. Some of the smaller lakes are made by

cutting trees in an area and damming up creeks.

– C. There are 11 major lakes in South Carolina.• i. There are Lake Jocassee, Lake Murray, and

Lake Marion, for example.

South Carolina’s LakesSouth Carolina’s Lakes

Lake Marion

Lake Murray

South Carolina’s LakesSouth Carolina’s Lakes

Lake Jocassee

Lake Russell

Let’s Have Some FUN!!Let’s Have Some FUN!!

The Pee Dee River BasinThe Santee River BasinThe Edisto River Basin

The Savannah River Basin

Let’s look at river

systems!