Black River (South Carolina)

Black River (South Carolina)

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The Black River at Kingstree, South Carolina
Physical characteristics
Main source	34°13′41″N 80°16′22″W
River mouth	33°23′56″N 79°14′50″WCoordinates: 33°23′56″N 79°14′50″W
Basin features
River system	Pee Dee River

The Black River is a 151-mile-long (243 km)^[1] blackwater river in South Carolina in the United States. It courses through Sumter, Clarendon, and Williamsburg counties before merging with the Great Pee Dee River in Georgetown County. The river was once called the Wee Nee by the Native Americans who once inhabited the area.^[2]

References[edit]

1. Jump up ^ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved Feb 15, 2011.
2. Jump up ^ "History of Williamsburg County". www.williamsburgcounty.sc.gov. Retrieved 29 October 2017.

See also[edit]

• List of South Carolina rivers
• Mansfield Plantation

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• Rivers of South Carolina
• Tributaries of the Pee Dee River
• Bodies of water of Williamsburg County, South Carolina
• Rivers of Georgetown County, South Carolina
• Bodies of water of Clarendon County, South Carolina
• Bodies of water of Sumter County, South Carolina
• Bodies of water of Lee County, South Carolina
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