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Whitewater River (Keowee River tributary)

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Coordinates: 34°58′35″N 082°56′03″W / 34.97639°N 82.93417°W / 34.97639; -82.93417
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Whitewater River
Tributary to Keowee River
Whitewater River (Keowee River tributary) is located in North Carolina
Whitewater River (Keowee River tributary)
Location of Hyco River mouth
Whitewater River (Keowee River tributary) is located in the United States
Whitewater River (Keowee River tributary)
Whitewater River (Keowee River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
South Carolina
CountyOconee (SC)
Jackson (NC)
Transylvania (NC)
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Whitewater River and Chattooga River
 • locationabout 0.5 miles south of Chimneytop Mountain
 • coordinates35°05′29″N 083°03′54″W / 35.09139°N 83.06500°W / 35.09139; -83.06500[1]
 • elevation3,550 ft (1,080 m)[2]
MouthKeowee River
 • location
Lake Jocassee
 • coordinates
34°58′35″N 082°56′03″W / 34.97639°N 82.93417°W / 34.97639; -82.93417[1]
 • elevation
1,108 ft (338 m)[2]
Length12.08 mi (19.44 km)[3]
Basin size16.97 square miles (44.0 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationKeowee River (Lake Jocassee)
 • average75.70 cu ft/s (2.144 m3/s) at mouth with Keowee River[4]
Basin features
Progressionnorthwest
River systemKeowee River
Tributaries 
 • leftSilver Run
Happy Hollow
Democrat Creek
Waddle Branch
Corbin Creek
 • rightLittle Whitewater River
WaterbodiesLake Jocassee
BridgesNC 107 (x2), Whitewater Road
Person kayaking down the "Mini Gorge" on the Whitewater River.

The Whitewater River is a 14.6-mile-long (23.5 km) river that flows south from headwaters in Transylvania County, North Carolina, over Upper Whitewater Falls and Lower Whitewater Falls before crossing into South Carolina and entering Lake Jocassee, the reservoir behind Lake Jocassee Dam.

In Lake Jocassee the Whitewater River is joined by the Toxaway River to form the Keowee River. The confluence is submerged beneath the waters of Lake Jocassee. Via the Keowee and Seneca rivers, the Whitewater River is part of the Savannah River watershed.

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Whitewater River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Whitewater River Topo Map, Oconee County SC (Salem Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Whitewater River Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
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