Broad River (Carolinas)
| Broad River | |
|---|---|
 The Broad River near Blacksburg, South Carolina | |
 Map of the Santee River watershed showing the Broad River. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina, South Carolina |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| - location | Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina |
| - elevation | 2,890 ft (880 m) |
| Mouth | Congaree River |
- location | Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina |
- elevation | 128 ft (39 m) |
| Length | 150 mi (240 km) |
| Discharge | |
| - location | Congaree River, Columbia, South Carolina |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Little River, Green River |
| - right | Pacolet River, Enoree River |
- For other rivers with the same name, see Broad River (disambiguation).
The Broad River is a principal tributary of the Congaree River, about 150 miles (240 km) long,[1] in western North Carolina and northern South Carolina in the United States. Via the Congaree, it is part of the watershed of the Santee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean.[2]
Contents
1 Course
2 Dams
3 Crossings
4 Variant names
5 See also
6 References
Course
The Broad River originates in the Blue Ridge Mountains of eastern Buncombe County, North Carolina[3] and flows generally south-southeastwardly, through or along the boundaries of Rutherford, Polk and Cleveland Counties in North Carolina;[4] and Cherokee, York, Union, Chester, Fairfield, Newberry and Richland Counties in South Carolina.[2] In North Carolina, the river is dammed to form Lake Lure;[4] in South Carolina it passes through the Sumter National Forest and the communities of Cherokee Falls and Lockhart before joining the Saluda River to form the Congaree River in the city of Columbia.[2]
Principal tributaries of the Broad River include the Green, Second Broad and First Broad Rivers in North Carolina ; and the Bowens,[4]Pacolet, Sandy, Tyger, Enoree and Little Rivers in South Carolina.[2]
Dams
This is an incomplete list of dams starting at Lake Lure and moving downstream
North Carolina
- Lake Lure
- Cliffside Steam Station (Duke Energy) on the Border of Rutherford and Cleveland Counties.
South Carolina
- Gaston Shoals Dam (Gaffney)
- Cherokee Falls
- Ninety Nine Islands Dam adjacent to the abandoned Cherokee Nuclear Power Plant
- Dam and canal at Lockhart
- Neal Shoals Dam
- Parr Shoals Dam forming Parr Reservoir
Columbia Canal and Dam in Columbia
Crossings
The Broad River is crossed several times by many highways (Note: this list at times may be incomplete)
North Carolina
Rutherford County
US 64 / US 74 Alt.
NC 108 (Tryon Road)- Grays Road
- Union Road
US 74
- Poors Ford Road
- Big Island Road
- Jack McKinney Road
US 221
US 221 Alt.
Cleveland County
NC 150 (Gaffney Road)
South Carolina
Gaffney/Cherokee County
SC 18 (Shelby Highway)
I-85
US 29 (Cherokee Avenue)
SC 211 (Hickory Grove Road)
Chester and Union Counties
SC 9 / SC 49 (Pinkney Road) in Lockhart
SC 72 / SC 215 in Carlisle
Fairfield and Newberry Counties
SC 34 (Newberry Road)
SC 213 (Parr Road) in Peak
Columbia
I-20
US 176 (Broad River Road)
I-126
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Broad River has also been known as[5]
- Eswa Huppeday
- Eswawpuddenah
- Line River
- Main Broad River
- Eswan Happedaw
It was also known in colonial times as the English Broad River to distinguish it from the French Broad River which also originates in western North Carolina, but flows northwest into what was then part of the claimed territory of New France.
The present name is descriptive of the river's width.[6]
See also
- French Broad River
- List of North Carolina rivers
- List of South Carolina rivers
References
^ Houghton Mifflin Company (1997). The Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Geography. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
ISBN 0-395-86448-8
^ abcd DeLorme (1998). South Carolina Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme.
ISBN 0-89933-237-4
^ Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry for Broad River Archived 2005-10-03 at the Wayback Machine.
^ abc DeLorme (2001). North Carolina Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme.
ISBN 0-89933-277-3
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Broad River
^ Lake, William C. (22 June 1935). "Names of Union Streams Have Interesting History". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. pp. A1. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
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Coordinates: 34°00′26″N 81°03′33″W / 34.007356°N 81.059137°W / 34.007356; -81.059137
