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This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of South Carolina:


By drainage basin

This list is arranged by drainage basin, from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. All rivers in South Carolina drain to the Atlantic Ocean. * Little River *
Pee Dee River The Pee Dee River, also known as the Great Pee Dee River, is a river in the Carolinas of the United States. It originates in the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina, where its upper course, above the mouth of the Uwharrie River The Uwharri ...
** Old Dead River ** Sampit River ** Black River *** Black Mingo Creek *** Pocotaligo River **
Little Pee Dee River The Little Pee Dee River is a tributary of the Pee Dee River (which originates in the Appalachian Mountains where it is known as the Yadkin River). The Little Pee Dee technically arises near Laurinburg, North Carolina as Gum Swamp, which flows so ...
*** Lumber River ** Lynches River *** Little River ** Jeffries Creek ** Black Creek * Santee River (North Santee River and South Santee River are distributaries) ** Little River ** Wateree River *** Catawba River **** Fishing Creek ** Congaree River *** Dead River *** Old Dead River *** Broad River **** Little River **** Enoree River **** Tyger River ***** Fairforest Creek ***** North Tyger River ****** Middle Tyger River ***** South Tyger River ****
Sandy River Sandy River may refer to: Rivers in the United States * Sandy River (Chandler Bay), Jonesport, Maine * Sandy River (Kennebec River) in Maine * Sandy River (Mississippi River), a tributary of the Mississippi River in Minnesota * Sandy River (Red Lak ...
***** Little Sandy River **** Pacolet River ***** Lawsons Fork Creek *****
North Pacolet River The Pacolet River is a tributary of the Broad River, about 50 miles (80 km) long, in northwestern South Carolina in the United States.South Pacolet River The Pacolet River is a tributary of the Broad River, about 50 miles (80 km) long, in northwestern South Carolina in the United States.Saluda River **** Little Saluda River **** Bush River **** Little River **** Reedy River ****
North Saluda River The Saluda River is a principal tributary of the Congaree River, about 200 mi (320 km) long, in northern and western South Carolina in the United States. Via the Congaree River, it is part of the watershed of the Santee River, which ...
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Middle Saluda River The Saluda River is a principal tributary of the Congaree River, about 200 mi (320 km) long, in northern and western South Carolina in the United States. Via the Congaree River, it is part of the watershed of the Santee River, which f ...
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South Saluda River The Saluda River is a principal tributary of the Congaree River, about 200 mi (320 km) long, in northern and western South Carolina in the United States. Via the Congaree River, it is part of the watershed of the Santee River, which fl ...
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Oolenoy River The Oolenoy River is a minor tributary of the Saluda River sourced near Sassafras Mountain in northern Pickens County, South Carolina. Approximately 37 miles in length, it empties into the South Fork Saluda River near the Pumpkintown Community. It ...
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Gills Creek Gills Creek is a stream in Richland County, South Carolina which drains into the Congaree River. Gills Creek was settled primarily in the 1780s and since the 1960s the creek area has become highly urbanized as part of the region around Columbia, S ...
* Wando River * Cooper River ** Back River *
Ashley River The Ashley River is a blackwater and tidal river in South Carolina, rising from the Wassamassaw and Great Cypress Swamps in western Berkeley County. It consolidates its main channel about five miles west of Summerville, widening into a ti ...
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Stono River The Stono River or Creek is a tidal channel in southeast South Carolina, located southwest of Charleston. The channel runs southwest to northeast between the mainland and Wadmalaw Island and Johns Island, from north Edisto River between Johns ...
* Kiawah River * Edisto River (North Edisto River and South Edisto River are distributaries) **
Four Holes Swamp Four Hole Swamp is a small blackwater river that is a tributary to the Edisto River in South Carolina. The swamp rises in Calhoun County and flows to the confluence. The river is noteworthy for its unusual braided pattern; it has no well-defined ...
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North Fork Edisto River North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is ...
*** Bull Swamp Creek ** South Fork Edisto River *** Little River * Ashepoo River * Combahee River **
Little Salkehatchie River The Little Salkehatchie River is a stream in Barnwell County, South Carolina, Barnwell, Bamberg County, South Carolina, Bamberg, and Colleton County, South Carolina, Colleton counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It originates in the Town of ...
** Salkehatchie River * Coosaw River *
Morgan River (SC) The Morgan River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally west from the small Lake Morgan, high in the Kaimata Range of the Southern Alps (New Zealand), Southern Alps, reaching the Crooked River (New Ze ...
* Story River * Beaufort River * Broad River **
Colleton River Colleton County is in the Lowcountry region of the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,604. Its county seat is Walterboro. The county is named after Sir John Colleton, 1st Baronet, one of the eight Lords ...
** Pocotaligo River **
Coosawhatchie River The Coosawhatchie River (koos-uh-HATCH-ee) is a river in the U.S. state of South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Pr ...
* May River * New River * Wright River *
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 norther ...
** Stevens Creek ** Little River **
Rocky River Rocky River may refer to: Localities *Rocky River, Ohio, USA * Rocky River, New South Wales near Uralla, Australia Electorates *Electoral district of Rocky River (South Australia) Streams In Australia: * Rocky River (New South Wales) * R ...
** Seneca River *** Keowee River **** Little River *****
Flat Shoals River Flat or flats may refer to: Architecture * Flat (housing), an apartment in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and other Commonwealth countries Arts and entertainment * Flat (music), a symbol () which denotes a lower pitch * Flat (soldier), ...
**** Toxaway River ***** Horsepasture River **** Whitewater River ***** Thompson River ** Tugaloo River ***
Chauga River The Chauga River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 26, 2011 tributary of the Tugaloo River in Oconee County, South Carolina. Course The Chauga River's source is ...
*** Chattooga River ****
East Fork Chattooga River East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the f ...


Alphabetically

* Ashepoo River *
Ashley River The Ashley River is a blackwater and tidal river in South Carolina, rising from the Wassamassaw and Great Cypress Swamps in western Berkeley County. It consolidates its main channel about five miles west of Summerville, widening into a ti ...
*Back River *
Bates Old River Bates may refer to: Places * Bates, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Bates, Illinois. an unincorporated community in Sangamon County * Bates, Michigan, a community in Grand Traverse County * Bates, New York, a hamlet in the town of Ell ...
* Beaufort River * Black River * Black Mingo Creek * Broad River (northern) * Broad River (southern) * Bull Swamp Creek * Bush River * Catawba River * Chattooga River *
Chauga River The Chauga River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 26, 2011 tributary of the Tugaloo River in Oconee County, South Carolina. Course The Chauga River's source is ...
*Chechessee River * Combahee River *Colleton River * Congaree River * Cooper River (incl. East & West Branches, and Back River) * Coosaw River *
Coosawhatchie River The Coosawhatchie River (koos-uh-HATCH-ee) is a river in the U.S. state of South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Pr ...
*Dead River *
East Fork Chatooga River East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...
* Edisto River (incl. North & South Forks) * Enoree River *
Flat Shoals River Flat or flats may refer to: Architecture * Flat (housing), an apartment in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and other Commonwealth countries Arts and entertainment * Flat (music), a symbol () which denotes a lower pitch * Flat (soldier), ...
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Four Holes Swamp Four Hole Swamp is a small blackwater river that is a tributary to the Edisto River in South Carolina. The swamp rises in Calhoun County and flows to the confluence. The river is noteworthy for its unusual braided pattern; it has no well-defined ...
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Gills Creek Gills Creek is a stream in Richland County, South Carolina which drains into the Congaree River. Gills Creek was settled primarily in the 1780s and since the 1960s the creek area has become highly urbanized as part of the region around Columbia, S ...
* Great Pee Dee River *Harbor River * Horsepasture River * Keowee River *
Little Lynches River Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt * ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film *The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John P ...
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Little Pee Dee River The Little Pee Dee River is a tributary of the Pee Dee River (which originates in the Appalachian Mountains where it is known as the Yadkin River). The Little Pee Dee technically arises near Laurinburg, North Carolina as Gum Swamp, which flows so ...
* Little River (Broad River tributary) *
Little River (Edisto River tributary) Little River may refer to several places: Australia Streams New South Wales *Little River (Dubbo), source in the Dubbo region, a tributary of the Macquarie River *Little River (Oberon), source in the Oberon Shire, a tributary of Coxs River (Hawk ...
* Little River (Horry County, South Carolina) * Little River (Lynches River tributary) * Little River (McCormick County, South Carolina) * Little River (Oconee County, South Carolina) * Little River (Saluda River tributary) * Little River (Santee River tributary) *
Little Salkehatchie River The Little Salkehatchie River is a stream in Barnwell County, South Carolina, Barnwell, Bamberg County, South Carolina, Bamberg, and Colleton County, South Carolina, Colleton counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It originates in the Town of ...
* Little Saluda River * Little Sandy River * Lumber River * Lynches River *May River *
Morgan River (SC) The Morgan River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally west from the small Lake Morgan, high in the Kaimata Range of the Southern Alps (New Zealand), Southern Alps, reaching the Crooked River (New Ze ...
* New River *
Oolenoy River The Oolenoy River is a minor tributary of the Saluda River sourced near Sassafras Mountain in northern Pickens County, South Carolina. Approximately 37 miles in length, it empties into the South Fork Saluda River near the Pumpkintown Community. It ...
*Okatee River *Old Dead River (Marlboro County) *Old Dead River (Richland County, Congaree National Park) * Pacolet River (incl. North, South, and Lawson's Fork Creek) * Pocotaligo River (Black River tributary) * Pocotaligo River (Broad River tributary) * Reedy River *
Rocky River Rocky River may refer to: Localities *Rocky River, Ohio, USA * Rocky River, New South Wales near Uralla, Australia Electorates *Electoral district of Rocky River (South Australia) Streams In Australia: * Rocky River (New South Wales) * R ...
* Salkehatchie River * Saluda River (incl. North, Middle, and South Forks) * Sampit River *
Sandy River Sandy River may refer to: Rivers in the United States * Sandy River (Chandler Bay), Jonesport, Maine * Sandy River (Kennebec River) in Maine * Sandy River (Mississippi River), a tributary of the Mississippi River in Minnesota * Sandy River (Red Lak ...
* Santee River (incl. North & South) *
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 norther ...
* Seneca River * Stevens Creek *
Stono River The Stono River or Creek is a tidal channel in southeast South Carolina, located southwest of Charleston. The channel runs southwest to northeast between the mainland and Wadmalaw Island and Johns Island, from north Edisto River between Johns ...
* Story River * Thompson River * Toxaway River * Tugaloo River * Tyger River (incl. North, Middle, and South) * Waccamaw River * Wando River * Wateree River * Whitewater River * Wright River


See also

* List of rivers in the United States *
List of lakes in South Carolina This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in the state of South Carolina in the United States. All major lakes in South Carolina are man-made. Lakes in South Carolina * Alcohol and Drug Abuse Lake * Lake Blalock * Lake Bowen *Lake Brown * Lake Gre ...


References


USGS Geographic Names Information Service
*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of South Carolina (1974) {{South Carolina South Carolina
Rivers A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...