Toxaway River

Stream in North Carolina, USA
35°09′03″N 082°59′21″W / 35.15083°N 82.98917°W / 35.15083; -82.98917[1] • elevation4,000 ft (1,200 m)[2] MouthKeowee River (Lake Jocassee)
 • location
Lake Jocassee
 • coordinates
34°58′36″N 082°56′05″W / 34.97667°N 82.93472°W / 34.97667; -82.93472[1]
 • elevation
1,108 ft (338 m)[1]Length21.31 mi (34.30 km)[3]Basin size146.73 square miles (380.0 km2)[4]Discharge  • locationKeowee River (Lake Jocassee) • average508.41 cu ft/s (14.397 m3/s) at mouth with Keowee River[4] Basin featuresProgressiongenerally southRiver systemSavannah RiverTributaries  • leftIndian Creek
Panther Branch
Auger Fork
Toxaway Creek
Rock Creek
Laurel Fork Creek
Devils Hole Creek • rightMill Creek
Deep Ford Creek
Bear Meadow Creek
Cobb Creek
Horsepasture RiverWaterfallsToxaway Falls[2]BridgesLong Ridge Road, Cardinal Drive, Cold Mountain Road, NC 281

The Toxaway River is a 21.4-mile-long (34.4 km)[5] waterway that flows south from headwaters in Transylvania County, North Carolina, into Lake Toxaway and over Toxaway Falls, after which it crosses into South Carolina and enters Lake Jocassee, the reservoir behind Lake Jocassee Dam.

In Lake Jocassee the Toxaway River is joined by the Whitewater River to form the Keowee River. The confluence is submerged beneath the waters of Lake Jocassee. Via the Keowee and Seneca rivers, the Toxaway River is part of the Savannah River watershed.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Jocassa River
  • Jocassee River
  • Keowee River

References

  1. ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Toxaway River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Thompson River Topo Map, Oconee County SC (Salem Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Toxaway River Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 26, 2011


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