This paddling adventure features fantastic Lake Marion swamp landscapes. Lake Marion was created when the Santee River was dammed in the 1940s in order to produce hydroelectric power, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal during the Great Depression. This paddle features great scenery, islands, wildlife and fishing. The lake is great for fishing too, with a variety of fish species including largemouth bass, striped bass, white perch, white bass, crappie, channel catfish, Arkansas blue catfish and bream. Other wildlife you may see include deer, fox, squirrel, turtle, dove, wild turkey, alligator, duck, hawk, eagle and osprey.