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
Transylvania County, North Carolina
Transylvania County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census the population is 32,986. Its county seat is Brevard.
Transylvania County comprises the Brevard Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included i ...
, into
Lake Toxaway and over
Toxaway Falls, after which it crosses into
South Carolina
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, anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind"
, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
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and enters
Lake Jocassee
Lake Jocassee (, ) is a , deep reservoir in northwest South Carolina. It was created in 1973 by the state in partnership with Duke Power. The lake is known for the clean and cold Appalachian mountain rivers that flow into it, keeping its wat ...
, 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
Seneca
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People and language
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* Seneca people, one of the six Iroquois tribes of North America
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rivers, the Toxaway River is part of 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 norther ...
watershed.
Variant names
According to the
Geographic Names Information System
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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
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