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Broad River

American  

noun

  1. a river in W North Carolina, flowing S to join the Saluda River, forming the Congaree River in South Carolina. 150 miles (241 km) long.


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While visiting the Broad River, a couple showed him an unusual fish they had caught and placed in a cooler.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

In the aftermath, buildings, railroad cars, and trees lining the French Broad River in the town’s center were completely turned upside down.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2025

The Asheville Citizen-Times reports Charlie Chang said his feet were on the backpack he plucked from the French Broad River and placed in his kayak Saturday.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2018

The lake was created in the 1920s by damming the Broad River, and today it is an active tourist destination that embraces “Dirty Dancing” every bit as much as the Mountain Lake Lodge does.

From New York Times • May 26, 2017

Dandridge is on the right bank of the French Broad River, about thirty miles from Knoxville.

From From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America by Longstreet, James