Whitewater River (Keowee River tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Whitewater River
Show map of North Carolina Show map of the United States Location of Hyco River mouth
Other name(s)	Tributary to Keowee River
Country	United States
State	North Carolina South Carolina
County	Oconee (SC) Jackson (NC) Transylvania (NC)
Physical characteristics
Main source	divide between Whitewater River and Chattooga River about 0.5 miles south of Chimneytop Mountain 3,550 ft (1,080 m) 35°05′29″N 083°03′54″W / 35.09139°N 83.06500°W / 35.09139; -83.06500
River mouth	Keowee River Lake Jocassee 1,108 ft (338 m) 34°58′35″N 082°56′03″W / 34.97639°N 82.93417°W / 34.97639; -82.93417
Length	12.08 mi (19.44 km)
Basin features
Progression	northwest
River system	Keowee River
Basin size	16.97 square miles (44.0 km2)
Tributaries	Left: Silver Run Happy Hollow Democrat Creek Waddle Branch Corbin Creek Right: Little Whitewater River
Waterbodies	Lake Jocassee
Bridges	NC 107 (x2), Whitewater Road

The Whitewater River is a 14.6-mile-long (23.5 km) river that flows south from headwaters in Transylvania County, North Carolina, over Upper Whitewater Falls and Lower Whitewater Falls before crossing into South Carolina and entering Lake Jocassee, the reservoir behind Lake Jocassee Dam.

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