Broad River (Carolinas)

Broad River
River
The Broad River near Blacksburg, South Carolina
Country	United States
State	North Carolina, South Carolina
Tributaries
- left	Little River, Green River
- right	Pacolet River, Enoree River
Source
- location	Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina
- elevation	2,890 ft (881 m)
Mouth	Congaree River
- location	Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
- elevation	128 ft (39 m)
Length	150 mi (241 km)
Map of the Santee River watershed showing the Broad River.

The Broad River is a principal tributary of the Congaree River, about 150 miles (240 km) long, in western North Carolina and northern South Carolina in the United States. Via the Congaree, it is part of the watershed of the Santee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean.

The Broad River originates in the Blue Ridge Mountains of eastern Buncombe County, North Carolina and flows generally south-southeastwardly, through or along the boundaries of Rutherford, Polk and Cleveland Counties in North Carolina; and Cherokee, York, Union, Chester, Fairfield, Newberry and Richland Counties in South Carolina. In North Carolina, the river is dammed to form Lake Lure; in South Carolina it passes through the Sumter National Forest and the communities of Cherokee Falls and Lockhart before joining the Saluda River to form the Congaree River in the city of Columbia.