Rocky River (South Carolina)

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Rocky River
River
Country United States
State South Carolina
Region Anderson County
Abbeville County
Municipality Anderson
Calhoun Falls
Source Beaverdam Creek and Little Beaverdam Creek
 - coordinates 34°34′13″N82°33′02″W / 34.57028°N 82.55056°W / 34.57028; -82.55056
Mouth
 - location near Calhoun Falls, Abbeville County, South Carolina
 - coordinates 35°02′28″N82°38′02″W / 35.04111°N 82.63389°W / 35.04111; -82.63389 Coordinates: 35°02′28″N82°38′02″W / 35.04111°N 82.63389°W / 35.04111; -82.63389

The Rocky River is a 50.3-mile-long (81.0 km) [1] tributary of the Savannah River in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It flows into the Savannah River just west of Calhoun Falls at 34°05′28″N82°38′25″W / 34.09111°N 82.64028°W / 34.09111; -82.64028 . [2] It forms as the confluence of Beaverdam Creek and Little Beaverdam Creek northeast of Anderson at 34°34′13″N82°33′02″W / 34.57028°N 82.55056°W / 34.57028; -82.55056 . [2]

Savannah River river in the southeastern United States

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U.S. state constituent political entity sharing sovereignty as the United States of America

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South Carolina State of the United States of America

South Carolina is a state in the Southeastern United States and the easternmost of the Deep South. It is bordered to the north by North Carolina, to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the southwest by Georgia across the Savannah River.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 26, 2011
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rocky River


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