The Rocky River is a 50.3-mile-long (81.0 km)[1] tributary of the Savannah River in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It flows into the Savannah River just west of Calhoun Falls at 34°05′28″N 82°38′25″W / 34.09111°N 82.64028°W.[2] It forms as the confluence of Beaverdam Creek and Little Beaverdam Creek northeast of Anderson at 34°34′13″N 82°33′02″W / 34.57028°N 82.55056°W.[2]
Rocky River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | South Carolina |
Region | Anderson County Abbeville County |
Municipality | Anderson Calhoun Falls |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Beaverdam Creek and Little Beaverdam Creek |
• location | Anderson County, South Carolina |
• coordinates | 34°34′13″N 82°33′02″W / 34.57028°N 82.55056°W |
Mouth | |
• location | near Calhoun Falls, Abbeville County, South Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°02′28″N 82°38′02″W / 35.04111°N 82.63389°W |
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 26, 2011
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rocky River