Wateree

[ waw-tuh-ree, wot-uh- ]

/ ˌwɔ təˈri, ˌwɒt ə- /

a river in South Carolina, the lower portion of the Catawba River, joining with the Congaree River to form the Santee River.Compare Catawba(def 2).

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Examples from the Web for wateree

Greene posted himself near Camden ferry on the Wateree, to intercept these reinforcements.
The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving|Washington Irving
From this point he was to descend the Wateree in quest of our partisan.
The Life of Francis Marion|William Gilmore Simms
The town is flanked on the West by the Wateree, and on the East by two deep creeks; the other quarters are strongly fortified.
A sketch of the life and services of Otho Holland Williams|Osmond Tiffany
The new commander at once proceeded with the army to the Congaree, and formed an encampment near its junction with the Wateree.
The History of the First West India Regiment|A. B. Ellis

On hearing of the disaster which had befallen Gates, Sumpter began to retreat up the south side of the Wateree.
The Life of George Washington, Vol. 3 (of 5)|John Marshall