The Lumber River flows from North Carolina and runs for 17 miles into South Carolina where it joins the Little Pee Dee just below the town of Nichols.The Lumber River is designated as a National Wild and Scenic River as it flows through North Carolina and those same scenic characteristics continue into South Carolina, as the winding, tranquil blackwater flows through heavily forested floodplains and to its confluence with the Little Pee Dee.

The 17-mile Lumber River in South Carolina and the adjacent downstream section of the Little Pee Dee River, were determined eligible for scenic river status in 1997 but never officially designated.

Adjacent Waterway: downstream, Little Pee Dee River.