Santee River
The Santee River is a river of South Carolina in the United States, 143 mi (230 km long). The Santee and its tributaries give the main drainage and navigation for the central coastal plain of South Carolina, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean about 440 mi (710 km) from its farthest headwater on the Catawba River in North Carolina. Much of the upper river is in the expansive horn-shaped Lake Marion reservoir. The reservoir is made by the 8 mi (13 km) long Santee Dam. The dam was built during the 1930s as a WPA project to give a major source of hydroelectric power for the state.
Map of the Santee River watershed.
Other websites
- South Carolina Dept. of Health and Environmental Control: Santee Basin
- Santee Nation History
- Santee Cooper Lake System Archived 2007-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Old Santee Canal Park Archived 2004-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Carolina Living: History of the Carolina Lakes
- Santee Canal (PDF)
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