Cooper River

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The Cooper River is a tidal river in South Carolina that flows through the Charleston area and is a key waterway in the Charleston Harbor estuarine system.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Cooper River waterfront 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
tidal river
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
connectedTo Ashley River NERFINISHED
Wando River NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossedBy Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge NERFINISHED
Don N. Holt Bridge NERFINISHED
James B. Edwards Bridge NERFINISHED
John P. Grace Memorial Bridge NERFINISHED
Silas N. Pearman Bridge NERFINISHED
drainageBasin Charleston Harbor
surface form: Charleston Harbor watershed
ecosystemType estuarine ecosystem
flowsThrough Charleston
formsPartOfBoundaryOf Berkeley County, South Carolina
Charleston
hasActivity rowing
hasFeature shipping channels
tidal influence
hasPort Charleston Harbor
surface form: Port of Charleston
hasTributary Back River
East Branch Cooper River
Wando River NERFINISHED
West Branch Cooper River
historicalSignificance associated with early Charleston rice plantations
important colonial-era shipping route
hostsEvent Cooper River
surface form: Cooper River Bridge Run (adjacent waterway)
influences Charleston Harbor navigation
locatedIn Charleston County, South Carolina
surface form: Charleston County

South Carolina
mouth Charleston Harbor
mouthLocatedIn Atlantic Ocean
namedFor Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
surface form: Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
near Daniel Island
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
surface form: North Charleston
partOf Atlantic coastal plain drainage
Charleston Harbor
surface form: Charleston Harbor estuarine system
region Lowcountry of South Carolina
surface form: Lowcountry, South Carolina
state South Carolina
tributaryOf Charleston Harbor
usedFor boating
fishing
recreation
shipping
waterBodyType tidal estuary
waterwayType estuarine river

Referenced by (7)

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subject surface form: North Charleston, South Carolina
this entity surface form: Cooper River waterfront
Charleston locatedAtMouthOf Cooper River
The Battery locatedAtMouthOf Cooper River
subject surface form: The Battery (Charleston)
subject surface form: North Charleston, South Carolina