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The Wateree River is a river, about 75 mi (120 km) long, in central South Carolina in the United States. It is a tributary of the Santee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. The Murray River in Australia. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Largest city Columbia Columbia Area Ranked 40th - Total 34,726 sq. ...
A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ...
The Santee River is a river in South Carolina in the United States, approximately 143 mi (230 km long). ...
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The Wateree River is a continuation of the Catawba River, which flows from the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina; the Catawba and Wateree are the same river with different names assigned to sections of it. The name change occurs at Lake Wateree, which is formed by a hydroelectric dam in Kershaw County, South Carolina. The Wateree flows generally southward through Kershaw County and along the common boundary of Richland and Sumter Counties, past the town of Camden. It joins the Congaree River to form the Santee River about 35 mi (55 km) southeast of Columbia. The Catawba River is a tributary of the Wateree River, approximately 220 mi (354 km) long, in the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. ...
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shinning Rock Wilderness Area Blue Ridge Mountains (NPS) Most of the rocks that form the Blue Ridge Mountains, United States, are ancient granitic and metamorphosed volcanic formations, some exceeding one billion years in age. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Largest city Raleigh Charlotte Area Ranked 28th - Total 53,865 sq. ...
Hydraulic turbine and electrical generator. ...
Scrivener Dam, in Canberra, Australia, was engineered to withstand a once-in-5000-years flood event A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment. ...
Kershaw County is a county located in the state of South Carolina. ...
Richland County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. ...
Sumter County is a county located in the state of South Carolina. ...
Camden is a city located in Kershaw County, South Carolina. ...
Congaree River at the fall line, Columbia, South Carolina The Congaree River is a short but wide river in South Carolina in the United States. ...
See also This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of South Carolina: Ashepoo River Ashley River Big Black Creek Black River Broad River (2 - Beaufort Co. ...
Sources - Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
- DeLorme (1998). South Carolina Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-237-4.
- Geographic Names Information System entry, retrieved 6 February 2006
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