| Little River | |
|---|---|
| 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 / 34.91611°N 83.00250°W / 34.91611; -83.00250 |
| Mouth | Seneca, South Carolina |
| • coordinates | 34°44′08″N 82°53′29″W / 34.73556°N 82.89139°W / 34.73556; -82.89139 |
The Little River originally flowed 27.0 miles (43.5 km) from its headwaters in northern Oconee County, South Carolina near Salem into the Keowee River northeast of Seneca.
The Little River was dammed at Newry, South Carolina in the 1890s to power the Newry Mill of the Courtenay Manufacturing Company.
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 was built upstream of Newry as one of two dams to form Lake Keowee. The upstream portion of the Little River remains free flowing.
The Little River was in the heart of the Cherokee Lower Towns region. Several Cherokee towns were located along the river.
References
- 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
- "Little River". Geographic Names Information Service. U.S. Geological Survey. 13 July 1980. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- 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.
- "Little River Dam". Geographic Names Information Service. U.S. Geological Survey. 1 September 1992. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- "Lake Keowee". www.southcarolinalakes.net. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
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