Ashley River
The Ashley River is a blackwater and tidal river in South Carolina, rising from the Wassamassaw and Great Cypress Swamps in western Berkeley County. It consolidates its main channel about 5 miles west of Summerville, widening into a tidal estuary just south of Fort Dorchester.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in South Carolina, U.S.A.
- Also known as: “Ashly River”, “Church Creek”, “Coppain Creek”, “Cuppain Creek”, “Hoopers Creek”, and “Kiawah”
Places of Interest
Highlights: White Point Garden and Exchange and Provost.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include French Quarter and Ansonborough.
Ashley River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.76268° or 32° 45′ 46″ north
Longitude
-79.92898° or 79° 55′ 44″ west
Open location code
8742Q37C+3C
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Ashley River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Ashley”
- Cebuano: “Ashley River”
- Chinese: “阿什利河”
- German: “Ashley River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Ashley”
- Korean: “애슐리강”
- Persian: “رود اشلی”
- Venetian: “Ashley”
- Welsh: “Afon Ashley”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Lakeview of Lawton Bluff and Lawton Bluff.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: White Point and Villa Margherita.
South Carolina: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Columbia and Charleston.
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