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The Keowee River is created by the confluence of the Toxaway River
Toxaway River

The Toxaway River 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....
 and the Whitewater River
Whitewater River (Keowee River)

The Whitewater River flows south from headwaters in Transylvania County, North Carolina over Whitewater Falls and Lower Falls before crossing into South Carolina and entering Lake Jocassee, the reservoir behind Lake Jocassee Dam....
 in northern South Carolina
South Carolina

South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....
. The confluence is today submerged beneath the waters of Lake Jocassee
Lake Jocassee

Lake Jocassee is a , deep lake located in northwest South Carolina created by the state in partnership with Duke Power in 1973. The clean and cold Appalachian mountain rivers that feed the lake keep its waters cool year-round....
, a reservoir created by Lake Jocassee Dam.

The Keowee River flows out of Lake Jocassee Dam and into Lake Keowee
Lake Keowee

Lake Keowee is a reservoir created by Keowee Dam and Little River Dam. It impounds the Keowee River and the Little River , each of which exits through its respective dam....
, a reservoir created by Keowee Dam and Little River Dam. The Keowee River flows out of Keowee Dam to join the Twelve Mile River very near a point at current-day Clemson, S.






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The Keowee River is created by the confluence of the Toxaway River
Toxaway River

The Toxaway River 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....
 and the Whitewater River
Whitewater River (Keowee River)

The Whitewater River flows south from headwaters in Transylvania County, North Carolina over Whitewater Falls and Lower Falls before crossing into South Carolina and entering Lake Jocassee, the reservoir behind Lake Jocassee Dam....
 in northern South Carolina
South Carolina

South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....
. The confluence is today submerged beneath the waters of Lake Jocassee
Lake Jocassee

Lake Jocassee is a , deep lake located in northwest South Carolina created by the state in partnership with Duke Power in 1973. The clean and cold Appalachian mountain rivers that feed the lake keep its waters cool year-round....
, a reservoir created by Lake Jocassee Dam.

The Keowee River flows out of Lake Jocassee Dam and into Lake Keowee
Lake Keowee

Lake Keowee is a reservoir created by Keowee Dam and Little River Dam. It impounds the Keowee River and the Little River , each of which exits through its respective dam....
, a reservoir created by Keowee Dam and Little River Dam. The Keowee River flows out of Keowee Dam to join the Twelve Mile River very near a point at current-day Clemson, S. C. where is found the beginning of the Seneca River
Seneca River (Savannah River)

The Seneca River is created by the confluence of the Keowee River and the Little River in northern South Carolina, just downriver from Lake Keowee....
, a tributary of the Savannah River
Savannah River

File:Savannah river cargo ship.jpgFile:Riverwalk Augusta in December.jpgThe Savannah River is a major river in the southeastern United States, forming most of the border between the U.S....
.

The Keowee River was in the heart of the Cherokee
Cherokee

The Cherokee are a Native Americans in the United States people orginally from the Southeastern United States . They are linguistically connected to speakers of the Iroquoian language....
 Lower Towns. The principal town of the Lower Towns was called, like the river, Keowee. Other Cherokee towns on the Keowee River included Estatoe and Sugartown (Kulsetsiyi), both of which were named for several different Cherokee towns.

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