Santee River

The Santee River is a river in in the , and is 143 miles long. The Santee and its tributaries provide the principal drainage for the coastal areas of southeastern South Carolina and navigation for the central coastal plain of South Carolina, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean about halfway between and near the community of .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in South Carolina, United States
  • Also known as: Congaree River”, “Jordan River”, “North Santee River”, “Wateree”, and “Zantee River

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Santee.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , United States. It is located south of on U.S. Route 17 on the Santee River. Thomas Lynch, Jr. was born here at the house. is situated 5 miles east of Santee River.

Santee River

Latitude
33.23517° or 33° 14′ 7″ north
Longitude
-79.45951° or 79° 27′ 34″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
87526GPR+35
Geo­Names ID
4595001
Wiki­data ID
Q2223479
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Santee River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر سانتي
  • Asturian: Ríu Santee
  • Belarusian: Санці (рака)
  • Belarusian: Санці
  • Catalan: Santee
  • Cebuano: Santee River
  • Chinese: 山提河
  • Chuvash: Санти
  • Danish: Santee River
  • Dutch: Santee River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر سانتى
  • French: Santee River
  • French: Santee
  • German: Santee River
  • Irish: Abhainn Santee
  • Italian: Santee
  • Japanese: サンティー川
  • Lithuanian: Santi
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Santee River
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Santee
  • Norwegian: Santee
  • Polish: Santee
  • Portuguese: Rio Santee
  • Russian: Санти (река)
  • Russian: Санти
  • Slovenian: Santee
  • Spanish: Rio Santee
  • Spanish: Río Santee
  • Ukrainian: Санті
  • Venetian: Santee
  • Welsh: Afon Santee

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Goat Island and Cedar Hill Island.

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