Saltwater Freshwater Dividing Line

SECTION 50-5-80. Dividing line between salt and fresh water on rivers. The dividing line between salt water and freshwater on the rivers listed is defined in this section, and all waters of the rivers and their tributaries, streams, and estuaries lying seaward of the dividing lines are considered salt waters, and all waters lying landward or upstream from all dividing lines are considered freshwaters for purposes of licensing and regulating commercial and recreational fishing. Except as otherwise provided below, the saltwater/freshwater dividing line is U.S. Highway 17: (1) On Savannah River the dividing line is the abandoned Seaboard Railroad track bed located approximately one and three?fourths miles upstream from the U.S. Highway 17A bridge. (2) Wright River is salt water for its entire length. (3) On Ashepoo River the dividing line is the old Seaboard Railroad track bed. (4) On New River the dividing line is at Cook's Landing. (5) Wallace River, Rantowles Creek, Long Branch Creek, and Shem Creek are salt water for their entire lengths. (6) On Edisto River the dividing line is the abandoned Seaboard Railroad track bed near Matthews Canal Cut. (7) On Ashley River the dividing line is the confluence of Popper Dam Creek directly across from Magnolia Gardens. (8) On Cooper River the dividing line is the seaward shoreline of Old Back River at the confluence of Old Back River downstream from Bushy Park Reservoir. (9) Wando River is salt water for its entire length. (10) On the Intracoastal Waterway in Horry County the dividing line is the bridge across the Intracoastal Waterway at the intersection of S.C. Highway 9 and U.S. Highway 17.第50-5-80条 河流咸淡水分界线。本条明确了所列河流的咸水与淡水分界线，且位于该分界线向海一侧的所有河流及其支流、溪流与河口水域均视为咸水；位于该分界线向陆或上游一侧的所有水域，则在商业与休闲捕鱼的许可及监管事宜中视为淡水。除下文另有规定外，咸淡水分界线为美国17号公路（U.S. Highway 17）： (1) 萨凡纳河的分界线为位于美国17号A公路桥上游约1又3/4英里处的废弃西博尔德铁路路基。 (2) 赖特河全程均为咸水。 (3) 阿什波河的分界线为废弃西博尔德铁路路基。 (4) 新河的分界线位于库克登陆点。 (5) 华莱士河、兰托尔斯溪、朗布兰奇溪与希姆溪全程均为咸水。 (6) 埃迪斯科河的分界线为位于马修斯运河航道附近的废弃西博尔德铁路路基。 (7) 阿什利河的分界线为波珀坝溪与木兰花园正对面的汇流处。 (8) 库珀河的分界线为旧巴克河向海一侧岸线，即位于布什公园水库下游的旧巴克河汇流处。 (9) 万多河全程均为咸水。 (10) 霍里县境内的内陆水道（Intracoastal Waterway）的分界线为位于南卡罗来纳州9号公路与美国17号公路交汇处的内陆水道跨河桥梁。