Drainage summary
Orangeburg County, South Carolina. Population: 83,129. Land area: 1,106.4 sq mi. Puddles, ditches, stormwater and washed-out shoulders.
Recorded local data
Population83,129Source: census_popest_county. Population year: 2024.
Land area1,106.4 sq miSource: census_gazetteer. Geography year: 2023. Water area is excluded.
Derived from recorded data
Residents per square mile75.1Population / land area. Population and geography may refer to different years.
Model scenario
Stormwater segments~ 438 miScenario: (land area in square miles x 2.2 (assumed road miles per square mile)) x 0.18. Coefficients are assumptions, not locally measured rates. Not a verified object count.
Ditches and channels~ 60Scenario: (square root of land area in square miles) x 1.8. Coefficients are assumptions, not locally measured rates. Not a verified object count.
Road shoulders~ 292 miScenario: (land area in square miles x 2.2 (assumed road miles per square mile)) x 0.12. Coefficients are assumptions, not locally measured rates. Not a verified object count.
Model values are scenarios, not an inventory or evidence that a service exists. Queues, applications, incidents, service users and unsafe homes are not inferred from population. Missing data does not mean zero.