This photograph shows islands in the Catawba River between Great Falls in Chester County and Lancaster County. Lancaster County is on the left and Hill Island, which lies just below Mountain Island, is to the right. These islands are near Stumpy Pond; the land on the Lancaster side is part of an SCDNR Heritage Land Trust.

This photograph was taken by Bill Stokes near the confluence of Cane Creek and the Catawba River, on the Lancaster County (east) side of the river.

This photograph was taken by Bill Stokes near the confluence of Cane Creek and the Catawba River, on the Lancaster County (east) side of the river.

This photograph was taken by Bill Stokes near the confluence of Cane Creek and the Catawba River, on the Lancaster County (east) side of the river.

This photograph was taken by Bill Stokes at the confluence of Cane Creek and the Catawba River, on the Lancaster County (east) bank of the river.

This photograph shows a tri-colored heron either taking off or landing on Stumpy Pond, located in the Catawba River between Great Falls and Lancaster, SC.

The Catawba Indians operated a ferry on the Catawba River between York County and Lancaster County. Located just above the mouth of Twelve Mile Creek in Van Wyck, SC, this was the last state-run ferry in South Carolina. It closed in 1959 when the SC Highway 5 bridge was constructed across the river.

This photograph shows what appears to be a tri-colored heron in the water at Stumpy Pond, in the Catawba River between Great Falls and Lancaster, SC.

This photograph shows a group of cormorants seated on a dead tree in Stumpy Pond in the Catawba River, between Great Falls and Lancaster, SC.

Stumpy Pond is an 800-acre reservoir at Great Falls, SC, between Lancaster and Chester Counties. Crescent Resources, Katawba Valley Land Trust, and S.C. Dept. of Natural resources with other partners were recently responsible for the conservation protection of 1540 acres in and around Stumpy Pond and the Great Falls area.