1. South Carolina River Systems

2. Why are rivers important?
Boats travel on rivers to move supplies and crops.
Rivers are habitats for many animals.
People use rivers for fun: fishing, swimming, boating
Some rivers help make electricity.
Rivers are a source of water for homes.
In the past, people living near rivers used the water for drinking, cooking, washing clothes, taking baths, and watering plants.

3. What is a river system?
River systems are all of the rivers that flow into a larger river. How do we know where a river is on a map?

4. South Carolina has four main river systems.
Pee Dee
South Carolina has four main river systems.
Savannah
Santee
Edisto

5. Vocabulary river—a body of water
basin—land surrounding each river system
tributary—rivers that empty into other rivers
Pee Dee
Edisto
Santee
Savannah