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Stream in North Carolina, USA
Horsepasture River
Tributary to Toxaway River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
South Carolina
CountyJackson County, NC
Transylvania County, NC
Oconee County, SC
Physical characteristics
SourceHurricane Creek divide
 • locationabout 2 miles north of Cashiers, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°07′46″N 083°06′28″W / 35.12944°N 83.10778°W / 35.12944; -83.10778
 • elevation3,860 ft (1,180 m)
MouthToxaway River
 • locationLake Jocassee
 • coordinates35°01′48″N 082°55′02″W / 35.03000°N 82.91722°W / 35.03000; -82.91722
 • elevation1,108 ft (338 m)
Length3.96 mi (6.37 km)
Basin size30.18 square miles (78.2 km)
Discharge 
 • locationToxaway River
 • average124.61 cu ft/s (3.529 m/s) at mouth with Toxaway River
Basin features
Progressioneast and southeast
River systemKeowee River
Tributaries 
 • leftLaurel Creek
Logan Creek
Mud Creek
Little Hogback Creek
Hogback Creek
Rock Creek
James Creek
 • rightRochester Creek
Nix Creek
Burlingame Creek
Bearcamp Creek
WaterbodiesLupton Lake
Sapphire Lake
BridgesBig Steeplechase Road, Wandering Ridge, Haven Ridge Trail, US 64, Getaway Ridge, Sapphire Valley Road, Cherokee Trail, Carters Grove, Meadow Way, Deer Run Road, Bear Pen Drive, Sapphire Post Office Road, Upper Whitewater Road, Whitewater Road, Auger Hole Trail
Designations
National Wild and Scenic River
TypeScenic, Recreational
DesignatedOctober 26, 1986

The Horsepasture River is an 18.1-mile-long (29.1 km) National Wild and Scenic river in the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. The river rises in Jackson County, North Carolina, and flows through the Jocassee Gorges area and ends at Lake Jocassee in South Carolina. Some of the land over which the river flows is part of the Pisgah National Forest, making it accessible to the public.

North Carolina designated 4.5 miles (7.2 km) of the river as Horsepasture State Natural River in 1985, including it in the state's Natural and Scenic Rivers System. The State River is between NC-281 and the state line.

The Horsepasture River features several significant waterfalls in close proximity to one another. The named falls are:

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Horsepasture River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Horsepasture River Topo Map in Transylvania". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Horsepasture River Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  5. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 26, 2011
  6. "Horsepasture Wild and Scenic River, North Carolina". Archived from the original on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  7. "Size of the North Carolina State Parks System" (PDF). North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation. January 1, 2011. pp. 1–4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-16. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
  8. "Directory of State Parks and Recreation Areas" (PDF). North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings. May 1, 2010. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2011.

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