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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Santee River canonical 9
Santee River system 2
Santee River watershed 2

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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 (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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