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Broad River (Carolinas)

River in North and South Carolina, United States

Field	Value
name	Broad River
name_other	Rocky Broad River
image	Broad_River.jpg
image_caption	The Broad River near Blacksburg, South Carolina
map	Santeerivermap.png
map_size	300px
map_caption	Map of the Santee River watershed showing the Broad River.
pushpin_map_size	300px
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	6
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_name1	United States
subdivision_type2	State
subdivision_name2	North Carolina, South Carolina
length	150 mi
discharge1_location	Congaree River, Columbia, South Carolina
source1_location	Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina
source1_elevation	2890 ft
mouth	Congaree River
mouth_location	Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
mouth_elevation	128 ft
progression	Broad → Congaree → Santee → Atlantic Ocean
river_system	Broad River
tributaries_left	Little River, Green River
tributaries_right	Pacolet River, Enoree River

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The Broad River is a principal tributary of the Congaree River, about 150 miles (240 km) long, in western North Carolina and northern South Carolina in the United States. Via the Congaree, it is part of the watershed of the Santee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. It is called the Rocky Broad River in the Hickorynut Gorge in North Carolina near the communities of Bat Cave and Chimney Rock.

Course

The Broad River originates in the Blue Ridge Mountains of eastern Buncombe County, North Carolina and flows generally south-southeastwardly, through or along the boundaries of Rutherford, Polk and Cleveland Counties in North Carolina; and Cherokee, York, Union, Chester, Fairfield, Newberry and Richland Counties in South Carolina. In North Carolina, the river is dammed to form Lake Lure; in South Carolina it passes through the Sumter National Forest and the communities of Cherokee Falls and Lockhart before joining the Saluda River to form the Congaree River in the city of Columbia.

Principal tributaries of the Broad River include the Green, Second Broad and First Broad Rivers in North Carolina ; and the Bowens, Pacolet, Sandy, Tyger, Enoree and Little Rivers in South Carolina.

Dams

This is an incomplete list of dams starting at Lake Lure and moving downstream

North Carolina

Lake Lure
Cliffside Steam Station (Duke Energy) on the Border of Rutherford and Cleveland Counties. South Carolina
Gaston Shoals Dam (Gaffney)
Cherokee Falls
Ninety Nine Islands Dam adjacent to the abandoned Cherokee Nuclear Power Plant
Dam and canal at Lockhart
Neal Shoals Dam
Parr Shoals Dam forming Parr Reservoir
Columbia Canal and Dam in Columbia

Crossings

The Broad River is crossed several times by many highways (Note: this list at times may be incomplete)

North Carolina

Rutherford County
- (Local traffic only as of )
- Grays Road
- Union Road
- Poors Ford Road
- Big Island Road
- Jack McKinney Road

Cleveland County

South Carolina

Gaffney/Cherokee County

Chester and Union Counties

in Lockhart
in Carlisle

Fairfield and Newberry Counties

in Peak

Columbia

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Broad River has also been known as

Eswa Huppeday
Eswawpuddenah
Line River
Main Broad River
Eswan Happedaw

It was also known in colonial times as the English Broad River to distinguish it from the French Broad River which also originates in western North Carolina, but flows northwest.

The present name is descriptive of the river's width.

The portion of the river upstream of Lake Lure, near Chimney Rock, is commonly known as the Rocky Broad River by locals. In 2024, the river experienced severe flooding during Hurricane Helene, which caused major damage to surrounding communities.

References

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References

Houghton Mifflin Company (1997). ''The Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Geography''. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. {{ISBN. 0-395-86448-8
[[DeLorme]] (1998). ''South Carolina Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. {{ISBN. 0-89933-237-4
Stradling, Richard. (June 18, 2025). "A washed-out road in Western NC was rebuilt after Helene. Should everyone use it?". [[News and Observer]].
Stradling, Richard. (June 18, 2025). "NC’s Chimney Rock park opens soon, even if the village and roads aren’t quite ready". News and Observer.
[http://reference.allrefer.com/gazetteer/B/B10503-broad-river.html Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry for Broad River] {{webarchive. link. (2005-10-03)
[[DeLorme]] (2001). ''North Carolina Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. {{ISBN. 0-89933-277-3
{{Gnis. 1251826. Broad River
Lake, William C.. (22 June 1935). "Names of Union Streams Have Interesting History". [[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]].
"American Whitewater".

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