Lowcountry · SC
Awendaw
A crabbing town on Bulls Bay with a Sewee shell ring.
- Population
- 1,399 (2020 census)
- Settled
- 1696, as Wappetaw
- Incorporated
- 1992
- Tides
- Two highs, two lows a day
Then
- Ancient
The Sewee build an oyster shell ring here, the northernmost of a chain of shell rings reaching to Florida. Most of it is still intact.
- 1696
Settlers from Salem, Massachusetts, found Wappetaw. The Sewee name Awendaw is thought to mean “red clay.”
- 1989
Hurricane Hugo heavily damages the area in September.
- 1992
Awendaw incorporates as a town.
Now
Awendaw is a small fishing town on U.S. 17. Crabbing is a mainstay, celebrated each year at the Blue Crab Festival.
Its tide stations range from Bulls Bay up the East and West branches of the Cooper River.
On the water
From NOAA's predictions for Moores Landing, ICWW, Sewee Bay, SC over the next 365 days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW).
- Pattern
- Two highs and two lows a day, close in size
- Typical daily range
- 5.3 ft
- Biggest swing
- 7.5 ft on Jan 23
- Smallest swing
- 3.4 ft on Mar 30
- Highest high
- 6.6 ft, Oct 1 at 9:42 AM
- Lowest low
- −1.5 ft, Jan 23 at 2:09 AM
19 tide stations around Awendaw
- Moores Landing, ICWW, Sewee Bay3.5 mi
- Jack Creek entrance3.6 mi
- Wharf Creek entrance4.4 mi
- Buck Hall, Awendaw Creek5.5 mi
- Harbor River entrance6.2 mi
- Price Creek, North Capers Island7.0 mi
- Woodville7.8 mi
- Old Capers Landing, Santee Pass, Capers Island8.4 mi
- Big Paradise Island8.6 mi
- Capers Creek, South Capers Island9.8 mi
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- North Dewees Island, Capers Inlet10.1 mi
- South Dewees Island, Dewees Inlet11.7 mi
- Quinby Creek bridge, East Branch13.7 mi
- Richmond Plantation, East Branch15.4 mi
- Blessing Plantation, East Branch16.1 mi
- Bonneau Ferry, East Branch16.7 mi
- General Dynamics Pier17.8 mi
- Back River Reservoir, West Branch18.5 mi
- Dupont, Dean Hall19.3 mi