The Little River originally flowed 27.0 miles (43.5 km)[1] from its headwaters in northern Oconee County, South Carolina near Salem into the Keowee River northeast of Seneca.[2]
| Little River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| Region | Oconee County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Salem, South Carolina |
| • coordinates | 34°54′58″N 83°0′9″W / 34.91611°N 83.00250°W |
| Mouth | Seneca, South Carolina |
• coordinates | 34°44′08″N 82°53′29″W / 34.73556°N 82.89139°W |
The Little River was dammed at Newry, South Carolina in the 1890s to power the Newry Mill of the Courtenay Manufacturing Company.[3]
In the early 1960s, the lower part of the Little River was flooded by the Lake Hartwell reservoir. In the early 1970s, the Little River Dam[4] was built upstream of Newry as one of two dams to form Lake Keowee. The upstream portion of the Little River remains free flowing.[5]
The Little River was in the heart of the Cherokee Lower Towns region. Several Cherokee towns were located along the river.
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 26, 2011
- ^ "Little River". Geographic Names Information Service. U.S. Geological Survey. 13 July 1980. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ Watson, Mary; Wells, John; Schader, Mark; Matthews, Nancy (5 December 1981). "Newry Historic District" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ "Little River Dam". Geographic Names Information Service. U.S. Geological Survey. 1 September 1992. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ "Lake Keowee". www.southcarolinalakes.net. Retrieved 20 December 2009.