| Toxaway River Tributary to Keowee River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Toxaway River mouth  Toxaway River (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina South Carolina |
| Counties | Transylvania (NC) Oconee (SC) Pickens (SC) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Toxaway River and Greenland Creek |
| ⁃ location | about 0.5 miles southeast of Cold Mountain Gap |
| ⁃ coordinates | 35°09′03″N082°59′21″W / 35.15083°N 82.98917°W [1] |
| ⁃ elevation | 4,000 ft (1,200 m) [2] |
| Mouth | Keowee River (Lake Jocassee) |
⁃ location | Lake Jocassee |
⁃ coordinates | 34°58′36″N082°56′05″W / 34.97667°N 82.93472°W Coordinates: 34°58′36″N082°56′05″W / 34.97667°N 82.93472°W [1] |
⁃ elevation | 1,108 ft (338 m) [1] |
| Length | 21.31 mi (34.30 km) [3] |
| Basin size | 146.73 square miles (380.0 km2) [4] |
| Discharge | |
| ⁃ location | Keowee River (Lake Jocassee) |
| ⁃ average | 508.41 cu ft/s (14.397 m3/s) at mouth with Keowee River [4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally south |
| River system | Savannah River |
| Tributaries | |
| ⁃ left | Indian Creek Panther Branch Auger Fork Toxaway Creek Rock Creek Laurel Fork Creek Devils Hole Creek |
| ⁃ right | Mill Creek Deep Ford Creek Bear Meadow Creek Cobb Creek Horsepasture River |
| Waterfalls | Toxaway Falls [2] |
| Bridges | Long Ridge Road, Cardinal Drive, Cold Mountain Road, NC 281 |
The Toxaway River is a 21.4-mile-long (34.4 km) [5] waterway that flows south from headwaters in Transylvania County, North Carolina, into Lake Toxaway and over Toxaway Falls, after which it crosses into South Carolina and enters Lake Jocassee, the reservoir behind Lake Jocassee Dam.
Transylvania County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Its 2018 U.S. Census population estimate is 34,215. Its county seat is Brevard.
Lake Toxaway is the largest privately held lake in North Carolina. The lake, developed by the Lake Toxaway Company, is man-made and covers 640 acres (2.6 km2) 60 feet (18 m), and the shoreline is 14 miles (23 km). Water sources for the lake include multiple free flowing mountain streams with the Toxaway River being the main source. The lake flows out onto Toxaway Falls and then continues down the Toxaway River. The main road through the Lake Toxaway area is U.S. Highway 64, a typical winding mountain road with tight turns. Lake Toxaway history encompasses two distinct time periods. The first era which began in 1890 ended with the collapse of the earthen dam in 1916. In 1960 the second era began when the Lake Toxaway Company purchased the land and rebuilt the lake.
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.
In Lake Jocassee the Toxaway River is joined by the Whitewater River to form the Keowee River. The confluence is submerged beneath the waters of Lake Jocassee. Via the Keowee and Seneca rivers, the Toxaway River is part of the Savannah River watershed.
The Keowee River is created by the confluence of the Toxaway River and the Whitewater River in northern Oconee County, South Carolina. The confluence is today submerged beneath the waters of Lake Jocassee, a reservoir created by Lake Jocassee Dam.
The Seneca River is created by the confluence of the Keowee River and Twelvemile Creek in northwestern South Carolina, downriver from Lake Keowee near Clemson. It is now entirely inundated by Lake Hartwell, forming a 21-mile-long (34 km) arm of the lake. The Seneca River and the Tugaloo River join to form the Savannah River.
The Savannah River is a major river in the southeastern United States, forming most of the border between the states of South Carolina and Georgia. Two tributaries of the Savannah, the Tugaloo River and the Chattooga River, form the northernmost part of the border. The Savannah River drainage basin extends into the southeastern side of the Appalachian Mountains just inside North Carolina, bounded by the Eastern Continental Divide. The river is around 301 miles (484 km) long. It is formed by the confluence of the Tugaloo River and the Seneca River. Today this confluence is submerged beneath Lake Hartwell. The Tallulah Gorge is located on the Tallulah River, a tributary of the Tugaloo River that forms the northwest branch of the Savannah River.
