Whitewater River (Keowee River tributary)

Whitewater River
Tributary to Keowee River
Whitewater River; Tributary to Keowee River
	Location of Hyco River mouth Whitewater River (Keowee River tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina; South Carolina
County	Oconee (SC); Jackson (NC); Transylvania (NC)
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between Whitewater River and Chattooga River
• location	about 0.5 miles south of Chimneytop Mountain
• coordinates	35°05′29″N 083°03′54″W / 35.09139°N 83.06500°W
• elevation	3,550 ft (1,080 m)
Mouth	Keowee River
• location	Lake Jocassee
• coordinates	34°58′35″N 082°56′03″W / 34.97639°N 82.93417°W
• elevation	1,108 ft (338 m)
Length	12.08 mi (19.44 km)
Basin size	16.97 square miles (44.0 km2)
Discharge
• location	Keowee River (Lake Jocassee)
• average	75.70 cu ft/s (2.144 m3/s) at mouth with Keowee River
Basin features
Progression	northwest
River system	Keowee River
Tributaries
• left	Silver Run; Happy Hollow; Democrat Creek; Waddle Branch; Corbin Creek
• right	Little Whitewater River
Waterbodies	Lake Jocassee
Bridges	NC 107 (x2), Whitewater Road

Person kayaking down the "Mini Gorge" on the Whitewater River.

The Whitewater River is a 14.6-mile-long (23.5 km) river that flows south from headwaters in Transylvania County, North Carolina, over Upper Whitewater Falls and Lower Whitewater Falls before crossing into South Carolina and entering Lake Jocassee, the reservoir behind Lake Jocassee Dam.

In Lake Jocassee the Whitewater River is joined by the Toxaway River to form the Keowee River. The confluence is submerged beneath the waters of Lake Jocassee. Via the Keowee and Seneca rivers, the Whitewater River is part of the Savannah River watershed.

References

^ ^a ^b "GNIS Detail - Whitewater River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Whitewater River Topo Map, Oconee County SC (Salem Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Whitewater River Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 October 2019.