State | South Carolina |
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Name | Swamp |
Geologic age | Quaternary |
Lithologic constituents | Major
Unconsolidated > Peat (Swamp)Extensive cypress swamps occur in low-lying poorly-drained bay deposits. Limit of cypress is southern Delaware; from NJ south to Georgia. Atlantic white cedar is original species. Commonly extensive thick peat and buried wood.
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References | Newell, Wayne L., Prowell, David (retired), Krantz, David, Powars, David, Mixon, Robert (retired), Stone, Byron, and Willard, Debra, in review, Surficial Geology and Geomorphology of the Atlantic Coastal Plain: USGS Open File Report, in press. |
Counties | Berkeley - Charleston - Colleton - Dillon - Dorchester - Georgetown - Horry |