Edisto River

The Edisto River is one of the longest free-flowing blackwater rivers in North America, flowing over 250 meandering miles from its sources in Saluda and Edgefield counties, to its Atlantic Ocean mouth at Edisto Beach, South Carolina.

Photo: Pollinator, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Stream
Description: river in South Carolina, U.S.A.
Also known as: “Paw Paw River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge and Grove Plantation.

ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge

Nature reserve

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The Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge is a 11,815-acre portion of the larger ACE Basin area, and the only portions that are federally protected.

Grove Plantation

House

Photo: Amrob, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grove Plantation is a plantation house in Adams Run, South Carolina.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Willtown and Barrelville.

Willtown

Hamlet

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Willtown Bluff, also known as Wilton and New London, is a historic settlement site located on the S. Edisto River near Adams Run, Charleston County, South Carolina. Willtown is situated 2½ miles northwest of Edisto River.

Barrelville

Hamlet

Barrelville is an unincorporated community in Charleston County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina. Barrelville is situated 3 miles northeast of Edisto River.

Adams Run

Hamlet

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Adams Run is a census-designated place in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 421. Adams Run is situated 5 miles northeast of Edisto River.

Edisto River

Categories: river and body of water
Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.65435° or 32° 39′ 16″ north

Longitude

-80.38816° or 80° 23′ 17″ west

Open location code

864XMJ36+PP

GeoNames ID

4577582

Wikidata ID

Q5338455

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Edisto River” goes by many names.

Arabic: “نهر إديستو”
Catalan: “Edisto”
Cebuano: “Edisto River”
Dutch: “Edisto River”
French: “Edisto”
German: “Eddisto River”
German: “Edisto River”
German: “Edisto”
German: “Edistow River”
German: “Pawpaw River”
German: “Pompon river”
German: “Pompon”
German: “Pon Pon”
German: “Ponpon River”
Irish: “Abhainn Edisto”
Spanish: “Rio Edisto”
Spanish: “Río Edisto”
Venetian: “Edisto”
Welsh: “Afon Edisto”
“Edisto River”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pine Landing and Fenwick.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Grove Plantation and Jehossee Island.

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