Wateree River
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The Wateree River is a major river in central South Carolina that continues the course of the Catawba River and ultimately contributes to the Santee River system.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndigenousGroup | Wateree tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| belongsToStateHydrologicUnit | Santee River hydrologic unit ⓘ |
| continuesCourseOf | Catawba River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy |
Interstate 20
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 378 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Santee River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsGenerally | south-southeast ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Santee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Clarendon County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kershaw County NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee County NERFINISHED ⓘ Richland County NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumter County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryBetween |
Kershaw County and Richland County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richland County and Sumter County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLength |
approximately 121 kilometers
ⓘ
approximately 75 miles ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Camden, South Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Columbia, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtectedAreaAlong |
Goodwill Plantation Heritage Preserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wateree River Heritage Preserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Lake Wateree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRightTributary | Congaree River (via Santee system) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSource | confluence of Catawba River below Great Falls, South Carolina ⓘ |
| hasWetlandsAlongBanks | Wateree Swamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impoundedBy | Wateree Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNavigableInSections | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Carolina
ⓘ
central South Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Piedmont
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Coastal Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Santee River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | Wateree people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlantic Ocean watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRiverSystem | Santee River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocatedIn | near Great Falls, South Carolina ⓘ |
| supportsEcosystemType | bottomland hardwood forest ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Santee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.