Black River (South Carolina)
Appearance
Black River | |
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Native name | Wee Nee |
Location | |
Country | United States |
States | South Carolina |
Cities | Kingstree, SC, Salters, SC, Andrews, SC, Georgetown, SC |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Confluences of Scape Ore Swamp and Cedar Creek |
• location | Near Bishopville, SC |
• coordinates | 34°14′58.31″N 80°22′30.23″W / 34.2495306°N 80.3750639°W |
• elevation | Approx. 200 ft (61 m) |
Mouth | Pee Dee River |
• location | near Georgetown, SC |
• coordinates | 33°23′56″N 79°14′50″W / 33.39889°N 79.24722°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Length | 151 miles (243 km) |
The Black River is a 151-mile-long (243 km)[1] blackwater river in South Carolina in the United States. It courses through Lee, Sumter, Clarendon, and Williamsburg counties before merging with the Great Pee Dee River in Georgetown County. The river was called the Wee Nee by the Native Americans who once inhabited the area.[2] In June 2001, a 75-mile segment of the river was designated a State Scenic River. [3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved Feb 15, 2011.
- ^ "History of Williamsburg County". williamsburgcounty.sc.gov. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Black River". Retrieved 14 August 2022.
Categories:
- Rivers of South Carolina
- Tributaries of the Pee Dee River
- Rivers of Williamsburg County, South Carolina
- Rivers of Georgetown County, South Carolina
- Rivers of Clarendon County, South Carolina
- Rivers of Sumter County, South Carolina
- Rivers of Lee County, South Carolina
- Southern United States river stubs
- South Carolina geography stubs