Editing Evans County, Georgia (section)

==Geography==
{{Main|Geography of Evans County, Georgia}}
[[File:EvansCountyMap.PNG|thumb|right|Evans County, showing the county seat, Claxton, and major roads and the major body of water, the Canoochee River]]

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|187|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|183|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|4.0|sqmi}} (2.1%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The major body of water is the [[Canoochee River]] which flows through Evans County. The Canoochee is a [[tributary]] of the [[Ogeechee River]].

There are several ponds in Evans County. They include Cypress Pond; Dyess Pond; Beasley Pond; Bernard Smith Pond; I.W. DeLoach Ponds; Big Beasley Pond DeLoach Pond. Other bodies of water include Tippins Lake; Grice Creek; Billy Fork Creek; Thick Creek; Mill Branch; Barnard Mill; Rocky Branch; Scott Creek; Cedar Creek; and Dry Creek.<ref name=evanscountyga/>

The entirety of Evans County is located in the [[Canoochee River]] sub-basin of the [[Ogeechee River]] basin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |title=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience |publisher=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission |access-date=November 22, 2015 |archive-date=October 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003004639/http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Geology and terrain===
[[File:QuartzUSGOV.jpg|thumb|left|Milky quartz sample]]
Geologically, Evans County lies in the [[Geology of Georgia (U.S. state)#Coastal Plain|coastal plain region]] of Georgia, an area consisting mostly of [[sedimentary rocks]].<ref name=coastalplain>{{cite web |title=A Tapestry of Time and Terrain: The Coastal Plain, a USGS mapping project |url=http://tapestry.usgs.gov/features/13coastalplain.html |access-date=June 20, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506164249/http://tapestry.usgs.gov/features/13coastalplain.html |archive-date=May 6, 2009  }}</ref> The coastal plain is divided from the Piedmont by the [[Atlantic Seaboard fall line|Fall Line]], which passes through Georgia from [[Augusta, Georgia]] in the east, then southwestward to [[Macon, Georgia]], then to [[Columbus, Georgia]] and finally westward to [[Montgomery, Alabama]].<ref name=UGA>{{cite web|title=''The Geology of Georgia'' |url=http://www.gly.uga.edu/GAGeology.html#VR |access-date=June 20, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205092731/http://www.gly.uga.edu/GAGeology.html |archive-date=February 5, 2007 }}</ref>

Yet, sedimentary rocks are not the only geological features to be found in Evans County. The county is mostly covered by thin [[sand]] and red and yellow [[clay]].<ref name="bulletin2">{{cite book |title=Bulletin – Geological survey |year = 1921|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lhIMAAAAYAAJ&q=geology+%22Evans+County%22&pg=PA200 |access-date=August 7, 2009}}</ref> As in Tattnall County along the [[Ohoopee River]], the sand in Evans County that lies along the Canoochee River is white [[quartz]] of a medium to coarse grain.<ref name="bulletin2"/> There is exploitable medium-grain sand covering about 50 acres of land along the railroad above Bull Creek. The pure white sand along the Canoochee could be made into bottle glass, but is expensive to recover.<ref name="bulletin2"/>

===Flora and fauna===
[[File:Stewartia pseudocamellia 01.JPG|thumb|right|''Stewartia pseudocamellia'']]
Evans County is home to several protected species of flora and fauna. Among the flora in the county are the [[Elliottia racemosa|Georgia plume]], ''[[Sarracenia flava]]'', ''[[Sarracenia minor]]'', [[beardtongue]], ''[[Stewartia]]'', [[loblolly-bay]] and [[sweetbay magnolia|sweetbay]]. Others include the [[Balduina atropurpurea|purple honeycomb head]], [[large-stem morning-glory]], [[Liatris|few-flower gay-feather]], [[pond spice]], ''[[Lobelia boykinii]]'', [[Macranthera flammea|hummingbird flower]], and other plants. Protected animals in the area include the [[red-cockaded woodpecker]], the [[indigo snake]], [[Bachman's sparrow]], the [[spotted turtle]], [[Cordulegaster sayi|Say's spiketail]] and the [[bald eagle|southern bald eagle]], among other animals.<ref name=historicalsociety/><ref name=specialconcern>{{cite web |title=Locations of Special Concern Animals, Plants and Natural Communities in Evans County, Georgia |url=http://georgiawildlife.dnr.state.ga.us/content/specieslocationbycounty.asp?lstCounty=Evans |access-date=July 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720083936/http://georgiawildlife.dnr.state.ga.us/content/specieslocationbycounty.asp?lstCounty=Evans |archive-date=July 20, 2011  }}</ref>

===Climate===

Evans County is classified as a [[humid subtropical climate]] under the [[Köppen classification]] and has a mild climate, averaging 49.8 degrees in January and 82.7 degrees in July. The average annual rainfall is 48&nbsp;inches and the county has a minimum altitude of {{convert|65|ft|m}} above sea level and a maximum altitude of {{convert|228|ft|m}} above sea level.<ref name=fingertipfacts/> The county is 1.4 times below the U.S. average in historical area-adjusted [[tornado]] activity. From 1950 to 2004, only 2 injuries have been caused by tornadoes in the county; this occurred on March 29, 1974, when an F1 tornado hit the county, causing between $5,000 and $50,000 in damages.<ref name=evanscountyga/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|+ Monthly average daily high and low temperatures for Evans County cities
|- style="background: #E5AFAA;text-align:center;"
! City
! Jan
! Feb
! Mar
! Apr
! May
! Jun
! Jul
! Aug
! Sep
! Oct
! Nov
! Dec
|- style="background: #F8F3CA;text-align:center;"
! Bellville<ref name=Bellvilleweather>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USGA0047 |title=Average Weather for Bellville, GA – Temperature and Precipitation |access-date=November 29, 2013}}</ref>
| 61<br />36
| 66<br />39
| 73<br />44
| 79<br />50
| 86<br />59
| 91<br />67
| 94<br />71
| 92<br />70
| 87<br />65
| 80<br />54
| 71<br />45
| 63<br />38
|- style="background: #C5DFE1;text-align:center;"
! Claxton<ref name=Claxtonweather>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/allergies/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USGA0117 |title=Average Weather for Claxton, GA – Temperature and Precipitation |access-date=November 29, 2013 |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203051520/http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/allergies/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USGA0117 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| 61<br />36
| 66<br />39
| 73<br />44
| 79<br />50
| 86<br />59
| 91<br />67
| 94<br />71
| 92<br />70
| 87<br />65
| 80<br />54
| 71<br />45
| 63<br />38
|- style="background: #F8F3CA;text-slide:center;"
! Daisy<ref name=daisyweather>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/allergies/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USGA0156 |title=Average Weather for Daisy, GA – Temperature and Precipitation |access-date=November 29, 2013 |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203051703/http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/allergies/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USGA0156 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| 61<br />36
| 66<br />39
| 73<br />44
| 79<br />50
| 86<br />59
| 91<br />67
| 94<br />71
| 92<br />70
| 87<br />65
| 80<br />54
| 71<br />45
| 63<br />38
|- style="background: #C5DFE1;text-align:center;"
! Hagan<ref name=Haganweather>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USGA0255 |title=Average Weather for Hagan, GA – Temperature and Precipitation |access-date=November 29, 2013}}</ref>
| 61<br />36
| 66<br />39
| 73<br />44
| 79<br />50
| 86<br />59
| 91<br />67
| 94<br />71
| 92<br />70
| 87<br />65
| 80<br />54
| 71<br />45
| 63<br />38
|-
| colspan="13" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;background:#E8EAFA;"|''Temperatures are given in °F format, with highs on top of lows''
|}

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Bulloch County, Georgia|Bulloch County]] – northeast
* [[Bryan County, Georgia|Bryan County]] – east
* [[Liberty County, Georgia|Liberty County]] – southeast
* [[Tattnall County, Georgia|Tattnall County]] – southwest
* [[Candler County, Georgia|Candler County]] – northwest