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River in South Carolina, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Little River originally flowed 27.0 miles (43.5 km)[1] from its headwaters in northern Oconee County, South Carolina near Salem into the Keowee River northeast of Seneca.[2]
Little River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | South Carolina |
Region | Oconee County |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Salem, South Carolina |
• coordinates | 34°54′58″N 83°0′9″W |
Mouth | Seneca, South Carolina |
• coordinates | 34°44′08″N 82°53′29″W |
The Little River was dammed at Newry, South Carolina in the 1890s to power the Newry Mill of the Courtenay Manufacturing Company.[3]
In the early 1960s, the lower part of the Little River was flooded by the Lake Hartwell reservoir. In the early 1970s, the Little River Dam[4] was built upstream of Newry as one of two dams to form Lake Keowee. The upstream portion of the Little River remains free flowing.[5]
The Little River was in the heart of the Cherokee Lower Towns region. Several Cherokee towns were located along the river.
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