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Ace Basin Reserve, South Carolina

Tidal Range

The mean range of semi-diurnal tides varies from about 7.2 feet at the mouth of the St. Helena Sound to 6.1 feet in the upper reaches of the estuary.


River Flow

Stream flow in the Edisto River is substantial (74m^3/sec or 2,614ft^3/sec at Givhan’s Ferry) and fairly constant.

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