Pacolet River
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| Water code | US : 1250005 | |
| location | South Carolina , USA | |
| River system | Santee River | |
| Drain over | Broad → Congaree → Santee → Atlantic | |
| origin | The confluence of the North Pacolet River and the South Pacolet River near Spartanburg 35 ° 6 ′ 37 ″ N , 81 ° 57 ′ 46 ″ W |
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| muzzle | at Lockhart in the Broad River coordinates: 34 ° 50 ′ 23 " N , 81 ° 27 ′ 27" W 34 ° 50 ′ 23 " N , 81 ° 27 ′ 27" W.
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| length | 80 km | |
| Right tributaries | Lawson's Fork Creek | |
| Flowing lakes | Lake Blalock | |
The Pacolet River is a tributary to the Broad River and runs for about 80 kilometers in the northwest of the state of South Carolina in the United States of America . One of the most important headwaters of the river has its catchment area in the west of the neighboring state of North Carolina . The Pacolet River flows into the Atlantic via the Broad and Congaree Rivers as part of the Santee River system . The name was also spelled "Pacolate River" in the past.
course
The Pacolet is formed by the confluence of its short southern and northern tributaries:
- The North Pacolet River rises in the Blue Ridge Mountains in southeast Henderson County in North Carolina and flows east into Polk County . There the river is dammed and forms the Lake Summit , then it passes the town of Tryon and turns to the southeast in the north of Spartanburg County .
- The South Pacolet River rises in the northeast of Greenville County and flows eastward to the north of Spartanburg County, there it passes the village of Campobello and is dammed to William C. Bowen Lake.
These two rivers flow together 16 kilometers north-northeast of the town of Spartanburg , the resulting Pacolet River flows to the southeast, along the borders of the counties Spartanburg, Cherokee and Union , through Lake Blalock and past the small town of Central Pacolet . It flows into the Broad River six kilometers north of the town of Lockhart on the common border of the counties Cherokee and Union.
In Spartanburg County, the Pacolet River takes on the Lawsons Fork Creek , which is historically referred to as the "Lawsons Fork of the Pacolet River". The creek flows along its entire length in Spartanburg County and passes through the city of Spartanburg.
Web links
- Department of Natural Resources, South Carolina: Pacolet River
- Pacolet River Heritage Preserve (photographs)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry ( Memento of the original dated December 5, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ A b c d e DeLorme: South Carolina Atlas & Gazetteer , Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme, 1998. ISBN 0-89933-237-4
- ↑ Pacolet River ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved January 29, 2011.
- ↑ North Pacolet River ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved January 29, 2011.
- ^ South Pacolet River ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved January 29, 2011.
- ↑ Lawsons Fork Creek ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved January 29, 2011.
