Editing Screven County, Georgia (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|656|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|645|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|11|sqmi}} (1.6%) 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 [[Savannah River]] borders the eastern side of the county, and the [[Ogeechee River]] borders the southwest portion. Elevation varies to around 40 feet on the Savannah river to 320 feet at the Bay Branch community, located a few miles west of Sylvania. Pine, oak, dogwood, and other trees prevalent to the South can be found in Screven County.

The very northern portion of Screven County, defined by a line running from [[Girard, Georgia|Girard]] southeast and parallel to [[Georgia State Route 24|State Route 24]] to the [[South Carolina]] border, is located in the Middle [[Savannah River]] sub-basin of the Savannah River basin. A north-central section of the county, from [[Sylvania, Georgia|Sylvania]] north and centered on [[Hiltonia, Georgia|Hiltonia]], is located in the [[Brier Creek (Savannah River)|Brier Creek]] sub-basin of the same Savannah River basin. The southern portion of Screven County, from [[Newington, Georgia|Newington]] running northwest through Sylvania, is located in the Upper [[Ogeechee River]] sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin. The remaining southeastern corner of the county is located in the Lower [[Savannah River]] sub-basin of the larger Savannah 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 20, 2015}}</ref>

===Major highways===
* {{jct|US|301|state=GA}}
* {{jct|US-Bus|301|state=GA|dab1=Sylvania}}
* {{jct|GA|17|state=GA}}
* {{jct|GA|21|state=GA}}
* {{jct|GA-Bus|21|state=GA|dab1=Sylvania}}
* {{jct|GA|24|state=GA}}
* {{jct|GA|73|state=GA}}

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Allendale County, South Carolina|Allendale County]], [[South Carolina]] (north)
* [[Hampton County, South Carolina|Hampton County]], [[South Carolina]] (east)
* [[Effingham County, Georgia|Effingham County]] (southeast)
* [[Bulloch County, Georgia|Bulloch County]] (southwest)
* [[Jenkins County, Georgia|Jenkins County]] (west)
* [[Burke County, Georgia|Burke County]] (northwest)