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.

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Wateree River canonical 9

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWithIndigenousGroup Wateree tribe
basinCountry United States
belongsToStateHydrologicUnit Santee River hydrologic unit
continuesCourseOf Catawba River
country United States
crossedBy Interstate 20
U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 378 NERFINISHED
drainageBasin Santee River Basin
linked to: Santee River
flowsGenerally south-southeast
flowsInto Santee River
flowsThrough Clarendon County
Kershaw County
Lee County
Richland County
Sumter County
formsBoundaryBetween Kershaw County and Richland County
Richland County and Sumter County
hasLength approximately 121 kilometers
approximately 75 miles
hasNearbyCity Camden, South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
hasProtectedAreaAlong Goodwill Plantation Heritage Preserve
Wateree River Heritage Preserve
hasReservoir Lake Wateree
hasRightTributary Congaree River (via Santee system)
linked to: Congaree River
hasSource confluence of Catawba River below Great Falls, South Carolina
hasWetlandsAlongBanks Wateree Swamp
impoundedBy Wateree Dam
isNavigableInSections true
locatedIn South Carolina
central South Carolina
locatedInRegion Piedmont
linked to: Piedmont region

Upper Coastal Plain
mouthLocatedIn Santee River system
linked to: Santee River
nameDerivedFrom Wateree people
partOf Atlantic Ocean watershed
partOfRiverSystem Santee River system
linked to: Santee River
sourceLocatedIn near Great Falls, South Carolina
supportsEcosystemType bottomland hardwood forest
tributaryOf Santee River
usedFor boating
fishing
hydroelectric power generation
recreation

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Catawba River mouth Wateree River
Santee River formedBy Wateree River
Santee River hasTributary Wateree River
Lake Marion inflow Wateree River
Santee Cooper Lakes primaryInflows Wateree River
Kershaw County hasRiver Wateree River
Lugoff, South Carolina hasRiverNearby Wateree River