Broad River, sc

The Broad River is a 150-mile-long tributary of the Congaree River that flows through western North Carolina and northern South Carolina. It is part of the Santee River's watershed, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean, via the Congaree.

What is the location of Broad River?

Broad River, river in North and South Carolina, United States, rising on the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains and flowing southeast into South Carolina, then south through Sumter National Forest to Columbia, where it joins the Saluda River to form the Congaree River after a course of about 220 miles (350 km).

Where does the Broad River start and where does it end?

The French Broad River flows through the states of North Carolina and Tennessee in the United States. It flows 218 miles (351 kilometers) from near Rosman in Transylvania County, North Carolina, into Tennessee, where it joins the Holston River in Knoxville to form the Tennessee River.

What is the significance of the name Broad River?

The river was given the name French Broad to distinguish it from the other Broad River in North Carolina, as well as because the region it drained belonged to the French. The Cherokees called the river Tah-kee-os-tee, which meant "racing waters," as well as Poe-li-co, Agiqua, and Zillicoah.