Photograph illustrating soil erosion in the Georgetown, SC region

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A digital aerial photograph illustrating soil erosion within remnant rice fields near Georgetown, South Carolina. The fields in the photograph are almost completely flooded, however, remnant canals and levees create a grid-like pattern, especially in the image’s top right. The water in the fields appears deep blue in contrast to the light green and light brown grasses interspersed.

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