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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

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

The new commander at once proceeded with the army to the Congaree, and formed an encampment near its junction with the Wateree.

From The History of the First West India Regiment by Ellis, A. B. (Alfred Burdon)

In 1779, he volunteered under Captain William Polk and marched to South Carolina, to subdue the Tories on Wateree River.

From Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical by Hunter, C. L.