Lumber River

American  

noun

1. a river in S central North Carolina and NE South Carolina, flowing SE and S to the Little Pee Dee River. 125 miles (201 km) long.

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Example Sentences

The snails and their masses of eggs have been spotted in the area around the state’s Lumber River near Lumberton.

From Washington Times • Oct. 4, 2023

In fact, Active Energy Renewable Power was sued for exactly that; lawsuits allege that the company has been illegally polluting the Lumber River in North Carolina without a permit or monitoring.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2022

As flooding forced many from their homes, most residents pointed to more tangible culprits than the climate: the failure to dredge the Lumber River; a gap in the city’s levees.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2018

The storm had defied forecasters’ predictions and poured nearly nineteen inches of rain into the Lumber River, which was already swollen from a series of freak storms, causing the river to inundate Lumberton overnight.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 18, 2018

Milton and fellow volunteers were posted on a bridge overlooking the Lumber River and a flooded section of I-95 Sunday afternoon.

From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2018