An excursion from Georgetown onto Winyah Bay

Winyah Bay is a coastal estuary that is the confluence of the Waccamaw River, the Pee Dee River, the Black River and the Sampit River in Georgetown County in eastern South Carolina. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open The Waccamaw River is a River, approximately 140 miles (225 km long in southeastern North Carolina and eastern South Carolina in the United The Pee Dee River, also known as the Great Pee Dee River, is a River in North Carolina and South Carolina. The Black River is a Blackwater river in South Carolina in the United States. The Sampit River begins in a swampy area of western Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA Georgetown County is a County located in the US state of South Carolina. South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. The historic port city of Georgetown is located on the bay, and the bay generally serves as the terminating point for the Grand Strand. Georgetown is the third oldest city in the US state of South Carolina and the County seat of Georgetown County. Communities within the Grand Strand Horry County South Carolina Myrtle Beach South Carolina - pop

The bay is evidence of a drowned coastline, created by a rise in sea level in recent geologic time. Submergent coastline s are stretches along the coast that have been inundated by the sea due to a relative rise in sea levels Geology (from Greek γη gê, "earth" and λόγος Logos, "speech" lit It was a prime site for fishing by Native Americans and an early area to develop in colonial times as a seaport and center of rice culture and timbering. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo Rice is a Cereal foodstuff which forms an important part of the diet of many people worldwide and as such it is a staple food for many Lumber or timber is Wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural Material for Construction, or

The entrance to the bay is flanked by North Island, South Island and Cat Island, comprising the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center, willed to the State by Tom Yawkey, former owner of the Boston Redsox. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions.

See also: Waterways forming and crossings of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway