Pee Dee River

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The Pee Dee River is a major waterway in the southeastern United States that flows from the Appalachian foothills through the Carolinas to the Atlantic Ocean, historically important for transportation, agriculture, and regional development.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Pee Dee River canonical 13
Great Pee Dee River 4
Pee Dee 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
country United States
drainageBasin Pee Dee River basin
flowsInto Winyah Bay
flowsThrough North Carolina
South Carolina
formsBoundaryBetween North Carolina
South Carolina
hasAlternateName Great Pee Dee River
linked to: Pee Dee River
hasEcosystemType freshwater riverine ecosystem
hasFeature meandering channel
sandbars
swampy bottomlands
hasFloodplain Pee Dee floodplain
hasMouthNear Georgetown, South Carolina
hasTributary Little Pee Dee River
Lumber River
Yadkin River
historicalUse agricultural support
regional development corridor
transportation route
importantFor cotton agriculture (historically)
rice cultivation (historically)
timber transport (historically)
locatedIn Southeastern United States
mouthLocatedIn Atlantic Ocean
namedAfter Pee Dee people
partOf Atlantic Coast watershed
passesNear Cheraw, South Carolina
Florence, South Carolina
Georgetown, South Carolina
Rockingham, North Carolina
region Coastal Plain
Piedmont
sourceRegion Appalachian foothills
subjectOf environmental conservation efforts
regional water management policies
supportsSpecies freshwater fish
waterfowl
wetland plants
usedFor commercial fishing
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
navigation (historically)
recreation

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Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Piedmont (United States) majorRivers Pee Dee River
South Carolina majorRiver Pee Dee River
Albemarle, North Carolina locatedOn Pee Dee River basin
linked to: Pee Dee River
Yadkin River mouthLocation Pee Dee River
Yadkin River tributaryOf Pee Dee River
Pee Dee River hasAlternateName Great Pee Dee River
linked to: Pee Dee River
North Carolina Highway 73 crosses Pee Dee River
Stanly County locatedOnRiver Pee Dee River
Georgetown, South Carolina hasRiver Pee Dee River
Williamsburg County, South Carolina hasRegion Pee Dee
linked to: Pee Dee River
Florence County, South Carolina region Pee Dee
linked to: Pee Dee River
Marion County, South Carolina hasHistoricalRegion Pee Dee
linked to: Pee Dee River
Dillon County, South Carolina containsWatercourse Great Pee Dee River
linked to: Pee Dee River
North Carolina–South Carolina border followsFeature Pee Dee River region
linked to: Pee Dee River
Chesterfield County, South Carolina hasBorderFeature Great Pee Dee River
linked to: Pee Dee River
Darlington County, South Carolina hasRiver Great Pee Dee River
linked to: Pee Dee River
Uwharrie River partOf Pee Dee River basin
linked to: Pee Dee River