The Toxaway River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
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accessed April 26, 2011 waterway that flows south from headwaters in

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, into Lake Toxaway and over Toxaway Falls, after which it crosses into

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and enters

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, the reservoir behind Lake Jocassee Dam. In Lake Jocassee the Toxaway River is joined by the Whitewater River to form the

Keowee River 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 D ...

. The confluence is submerged beneath the waters of Lake Jocassee. Via the Keowee and

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rivers, the Toxaway River is part of the

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watershed.

Variant names

According to the

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, it has also been known historically as: *Jocassa River *Jocassee River *Keowee River

References

Rivers of North Carolina Rivers of South Carolina Rivers of Transylvania County, North Carolina Rivers of Pickens County, South Carolina Tributaries of the Savannah River {{SouthCarolina-river-stub