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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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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

In Lumberton, where the Lumber River inundated homes, Fire Chief John Paul Ivey couldn’t even count how many calls authorities had received about people needing to be rescued.

From Washington Times Sep. 18, 2018

The Lumber River began pouring into west and south Lumberton, as it had two years before.

From The New Yorker Sep. 18, 2018

As rescue boats raced across New Bern on Friday, the inland city of Lumberton, N.C., had scrambled to shore up a vulnerable spot near the Lumber River, which flooded much of the city in 2016.

From New York Times Sep. 15, 2018

Stephens said that at least 200 homes were damaged in Lumberton, a city about 80 miles inland, when the Lumber River overflowed during Matthew.

From Washington Post Sep. 13, 2018

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