Chauga River
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| Chauga River Chauga Creek | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| Region | Oconee County |
| Municipality | Westminster |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Sumter National Forest |
| • coordinates | 34°50′54″N 83°9′17″W / 34.84833°N 83.15472°W |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 34°36′30″N 83°9′55″W / 34.60833°N 83.16528°W |
| Basin size | 28.6 km2 (11.0 sq mi) |
The Chauga River is a 31.3-mile-long (50.4 km)[1] tributary of the Tugaloo River in Oconee County, South Carolina.[2]
The Chauga River's source is the confluence of Village Creek and East Village Creek about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of present-day Mountain Rest, South Carolina, in the Andrew Pickens Ranger District of the Sumter National Forest. A little more than 1 mile (1.6 km) downstream, it is joined by Jerry Creek, which flows from Lake Becky and Oconee State Park. Cassidy Bridge crosses it at the Cassidy Bridge Primitive Camp, after which it is joined by Cedar Creek and Rocky Fork Creek.
After it is crossed by U.S. Route 76, it is joined by Ramsey Creek at Chau Ram County Park. This was founded by owner and proprietor Michael Shead. There the river goes over a waterfall at the park and is crossed by a pedestrian suspension bridge. It flows south to Lake Hartwell, which was formed by damming the Tugaloo River and the Seneca River.