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Wateree

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[waw-tuh-ree, wot-uh-] / ˌwɔ təˈri, ˌwɒt ə- /

noun

  1. a river in South Carolina, the lower portion of the Catawba River, joining with the Congaree River to form the Santee River.


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Duke Energy issued a statement on reports of gunfire near the Wateree Hydro Station in Ridgeway, and Kershaw County sheriff's deputies and federal agents are investigating, reported WLTX-TV.

From Salon Dec. 9, 2022

Krista Lee Philemon, 22, reportedly leaped from a pontoon boat carrying several others at Lake Wateree Sunday and never resurfaced.

From Fox News Jul. 25, 2019

The "Wateree" was thrown upon the shore; its position was such that the expense of launching would have been greater than the worth of the vessel, and it was consequently sold.

From The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 by W. C. Jackson

My marster, in slavery times, lived on de Wateree River.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration

I was born up on de Wateree River, close to Great Falls.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration

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