Little River (Oconee County, South Carolina)

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
Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
RegionOconee County
Physical characteristics
SourceSalem, South Carolina
  coordinates34°54′58″N 83°0′9″W
MouthSeneca, 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.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed April 26, 2011
  2. "Little River". Geographic Names Information Service. U.S. Geological Survey. 13 July 1980. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  3. Watson, Mary; Wells, John; Schader, Mark; Matthews, Nancy (5 December 1981). "Newry Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  4. "Little River Dam". Geographic Names Information Service. U.S. Geological Survey. 1 September 1992. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  5. "Lake Keowee". www.southcarolinalakes.net. Retrieved 20 December 2009.


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