What is Santee River?
[[Image:Santeerivermap.png|right|300px|thumb|Map of the Santee River watershed.]] The '''Santee River''' is a [[river]] of [[South Carolina]] in the [[United States]], 143&nbsp;mi (230&nbsp;km long). The Santee and its [[tributary|tributaries]] give the main [[drain]]age and [[navigation]] for the central [[coastal plain]] of South Carolina, emptying into the [[Atlantic Ocean]] about 440&nbsp;mi (710&nbsp;km) from its farthest [[headwater]] on the [[Catawba River]] in [[North Carolina]]. Much of the upper river is in the expansive horn-shaped [[Lake Marion (South Carolina)|Lake Marion]] reservoir. The reservoir is made by the 8&nbsp;mi (13&nbsp;km) long [[Santee Dam]]. The dam was built during the [[1930s]] as a [[Works Progress Administration|WPA]] project to give a major source of [[hydroelectricity|hydroelectric power]] for the [[States of the United States|state]]. ==Other websites== * [http://www.scdhec.gov/eqc/water/shed/santee_main.html South Carolina Dept. of Health and Environmental Control: Santee Basin] * [http://www.sciway.net/hist/indians/santee.html Santee Nation History] * [http://www.santeecooper.com/environment/recreation/lakesystem.html Santee Cooper Lake System] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108125948/http://santeecooper.com/environment/recreation/lakesystem.html |date=2007-01-08 }} * [http://www.gobcweb.com/recreation/santeecanalpark/body_santeecanalpark.html Old Santee Canal Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040715050202/http://www.gobcweb.com/recreation/santeecanalpark/body_santeecanalpark.html |date=2004-07-15 }} * [http://www.carolinaliving.com/visiting/history_lake.asp Carolina Living: History of the Carolina Lakes] * [http://www.sandlapper.org/canal.pdf Santee Canal] (PDF) {{US-geo-stub}} [[Category:Rivers of South Carolina]]