Santee River

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The Santee River is a major river in South Carolina that flows southeast across the state into the Atlantic Ocean, playing a key role in the region’s ecology and history.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
associatedWith Lake Marion ⓘ
Lake Moultrie ⓘ
basinSize about 17,700 square miles ⓘ
about 45,800 square kilometers ⓘ
category Rivers of South Carolina ⓘ
Tributaries of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
crosses Santee Cooper Lakes region ⓘ
directionOfFlow southeast ⓘ
dischargesTo Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ
drainageBasinIncludes parts of North Carolina ⓘ
parts of South Carolina ⓘ
ecoregion Atlantic coastal plain ecoregion ⓘ
emptiesNear Georgetown County, South Carolina ⓘ
flowsInto Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
formedBy Congaree River ⓘ
Wateree River ⓘ
hasBridge Interstate 95 bridge over Santee River ⓘ
U.S. Route 301 bridge over Santee River ⓘ
hasTributary Broad River (via Congaree) ⓘ
Catawba River (via Wateree) ⓘ
linked to: Catawba River

Congaree River ⓘ
Wateree River ⓘ
historicalSignificance associated with rice plantation agriculture ⓘ
important in colonial-era trade routes ⓘ
used as a transportation corridor in early South Carolina history ⓘ
length about 143 miles ⓘ
about 230 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn South Carolina ⓘ
managedBy State of South Carolina ⓘ
linked to: South Carolina
mouth Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
namedAfter Santee people ⓘ
partOf Santee Cooper hydropower project ⓘ
passesNear Santee, South Carolina ⓘ
region Southeastern United States ⓘ
riverSystem Santee River system ⓘ
linked to: Santee River
source confluence of Wateree River and Congaree River ⓘ
state South Carolina ⓘ
supports bottomland hardwood forests ⓘ
diverse fish species ⓘ
wetland ecosystems ⓘ
usedFor fishing ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
navigation ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
wildlife habitat ⓘ

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Referenced by (42)

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South Carolina → majorRiver → Santee River ⓘ
Clarendon County, South Carolina → locatedInWatershed → Santee River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Santee River
Santee River → riverSystem → Santee River system ⓘ
linked to: Santee River
Saluda River → partOf → Congaree–Santee river system ⓘ
linked to: Santee River
Yawkey Wildlife Center → locatedAtMouthOf → Santee River ⓘ
Congaree River → mouth → Santee River ⓘ
Congaree River → flowsInto → Santee River ⓘ
Broad River (South Carolina) → partOf → Santee River watershed ⓘ
subject linked to: Broad River
linked to: Santee River
Eutaw Springs on the Santee River system → partOf → Santee River system ⓘ
linked to: Santee River
Lake Marion → inflow → Santee River ⓘ
Lake Marion → outflow → Santee River ⓘ
Wateree River → partOfRiverSystem → Santee River system ⓘ
linked to: Santee River
Wateree River → mouthLocatedIn → Santee River system ⓘ
linked to: Santee River
Wateree River → flowsInto → Santee River ⓘ
Wateree River → tributaryOf → Santee River ⓘ
Wateree River → drainageBasin → Santee River Basin ⓘ
linked to: Santee River
Lake Moultrie → partOf → Santee River Basin ⓘ
linked to: Santee River
Sumter County → locatedInWatershed → Santee River basin ⓘ
linked to: Santee River
Santee Cooper Lakes → primaryInflows → Santee River ⓘ
Santee Cooper Lakes → namedAfter → Santee River ⓘ
Santee Cooper Lakes → partOf → Santee River Basin ⓘ
linked to: Santee River
Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina → drainageBasin → Santee River basin ⓘ
linked to: Santee River
South Carolina Highway 41 → crosses → Santee River ⓘ
First Broad River → partOf → Santee River system ⓘ
linked to: Santee River
Second Broad River → hydrologicalSystem → Santee River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Santee River
Second Broad River → partOf → Santee River basin ⓘ
linked to: Santee River
U.S. Route 521 in South Carolina → crosses → Santee River in South Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Santee River
Pacolet River → partOf → Santee River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Santee River
Santee people → hasNameOrigin → Santee River ⓘ
Santee people → usedWaterway → Santee River ⓘ
Broad River (via Congaree) → partOfWatershed → Santee River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Santee River
Broad River (via Congaree) → hydrologicalSystem → Santee River system ⓘ
linked to: Santee River
Santee, South Carolina → isGatewayTo → Santee River ⓘ