This bulkhead, while protecting upland real estate from erosion, limits the growth of salt marshes and provides a direct pathway into the estuary for runoff containing contaminants from upland sources. Vicinity of Georgetown, South Carolina 356. Oyster and clam beds are closed in some portions of estuaries due to high levels fecal coliform bacteria, an indicator of sewage pollution. Vicinity of Georgetown, South Carolina 357. North Inlet - Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
Golf courses are common along the South Carolina coast.
This golf course at the edge of the Waccamaw River was part of a study conducted by the North Inlet - Winyah Bay NERR designed to determine the effects of golf course best management practices on water quality. Vicinity of Georgetown, South Carolina 358. A Reserve staff member lowers a water sampler into the creek as part of a long- term study to assess water quality in North Inlet and Winyah Bay. Vicinity of Georgetown, South Carolina 359. Fishes, shrimps, and crabs are collected in a net and brought back to a seawater laboratory for processing.