| Little River | |
| River | |
| Country | USA |
|---|---|
| State | South Carolina |
| Region | Oconee County |
| Source | Salem, South Carolina |
| - coordinates | |
| Mouth | Seneca, South Carolina |
| - coordinates | |
The Little River originally flowed 27.0 miles (43.5 km)[1] from its headwaters in northern Oconee County, South Carolina near Salem into the Keowee River northeast of Seneca.[2]
The Little River was dammed at Newry, South Carolina in the 1890s to power the Newry Mill of the Courtenay Manufacturing Company.[3]
In the early 1960s, the lower part of the Little River was flooded by the Lake Hartwell reservoir. In the early 1970s, the Little River Dam[4] was built upstream of Newry as one of two dams to form Lake Keowee. The upstream portion of the Little River remains free flowing.[5]
The Little River was in the heart of the Cherokee Lower Towns region. Several Cherokee towns were located along the river.