Wateree River Correctional Institution
Wateree may refer to: * Wateree people, a Native American tribe in the interior of the present-day Carolinas, USA * Wateree River, a tributary of the Santee River in central South Carolina in the United States * Wateree, South Carolina, a community in the United States * Lake Wateree, a reservoir in Kershaw, Fairfield, and Lancaster counties, South Carolina * USS Wateree USS ''Wateree'' may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is ...

Wateree People
The Wateree were a Native American tribe in the interior of the present-day Carolinas. They probably belonged to the Siouan-Catawba language family. First encountered by the Spanish in 1567 in Western North Carolina, they migrated to the southeast and what developed as South Carolina by 1700, where English colonists noted them. There they had settled along the Wateree River, near the site of what developed as present-day Camden, South Carolina. Originally a large tribe, they suffered high mortality during the Yamasee War of 1715 and became extinct as a tribe by the end of the century. Language and name The name ''Wateree'' may come from Catawban ''wateran'', "to float on the water" or from ''yeh is-WAH h'reh'', meaning "people of the atereeriver". 16th- and 17th-century history This people were recorded in 1567 by Spanish captain Juan Pardo's scribe Juan de la Bandera during their expedition through the interior of the Carolinas. Bandera called them the ''Guatari'' in his j ...
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Wateree River
} The Wateree River, about 75 mi (120 km) long, is a tributary of the Santee River in central South Carolina in the United States, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. It was named for the Wateree Native Americans, a tribe who had migrated to this area from western North Carolina. They lived here until the early 18th century, when they were set upon and displaced by mostly English settlers during the Yamasee War. Survivors merged with the larger Catawba people, becoming extinct as a tribe. Course The Wateree River is a continuation of the Catawba River, which flows from the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina; this river had the different names of Catawba and Wateree assigned to different sections by different groups of settlers. Today the name change is marked at the point where Wateree Creek empties into Lake Wateree. This is a manmade lake formed by Wateree Hydro Station Dam, a Duke Energy hydroelectric project built in the 20th century in Kershaw County, South Car ...
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Wateree, South Carolina
Wateree is an unincorporated community in Richland County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina. History A post office called Wateree was established in 1852, and remained in operation until 1963. The community was named after the Wateree people The Wateree were a Native American tribe in the interior of the present-day Carolinas. They probably belonged to the Siouan-Catawba language family. First encountered by the Spanish in 1567 in Western North Carolina, they migrated to the southea .... References Unincorporated communities in Richland County, South Carolina {{SouthCarolina-geo-stub ...
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Lake Wateree
Lake Wateree is a reservoir in Kershaw, Fairfield, and Lancaster counties, South Carolina, in the United States. Developed in 1919 by the damming of the Wateree River, it is one of South Carolina's oldest man-made lakes. It has of shoreline and includes Lake Wateree State Park, a bird refuge, and Shaw Air Force Base Recreation Center. It was named after the river, and both were named for the Wateree Native Americans, an historic tribe who lived in the area before European settlement. They became extinct as a tribe after European warfare and encroachment, and their descendants merged with the Catawba people. Location The lake is surrounded by three South Carolina counties: Kershaw, Fairfield and Lancaster. It is about northeast of the capital Columbia. I-77 passes west of the lake, and it is accessible via SC 97. Origin Duke Power (now Duke Energy) dammed the Wateree River to generate hydroelectric power, and flooded a large area in 1919, creating Lake Wateree ...
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