Editing Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina (section)

== Geography ==
The town of Lake Waccamaw is located in eastern Columbus County on the north shore of [[Lake Waccamaw]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|9.1|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.01|sqkm|disp=flip|3}}, or 0.16%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3736640|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212184935/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3736640|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lake Waccamaw town, North Carolina|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder|access-date=December 31, 2014}}</ref>

Lake Waccamaw is a {{convert|9000|acre|adj=on}} freshwater lake around and on which is held the annual free fitness event, Take the Lake. Participants may either walk the {{convert|15|mi}} around the lake, paddle {{convert|14|mi}} around, bike {{convert|12|mi}} and walk {{convert|3|mi|0}} around, or swim {{convert|4|mi|0}} across the lake, all on [[Labor Day]] weekend. No winners are announced, as awards are presented for completion only. Organizers began Take the Lake in reaction to the county being ranked as the least healthy of all 100 North Carolina counties.<ref>[http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/app/north-carolina/2013/columbus/county/outcomes/overall/snapshot/by-rank County Health Rankings]</ref>