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Horsepasture River

Stream in North Carolina, USA

Horsepasture River Tributary to Toxaway River
Location of Horsepasture River mouth Show map of South Carolina Horsepasture River (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina South Carolina
County	Jackson County, NC Transylvania County, NC Oconee County, SC
Physical characteristics
Source	Hurricane Creek divide
• location	about 2 miles north of Cashiers, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°07′46″N 083°06′28″W / 35.12944°N 83.10778°W / 35.12944; -83.10778[1]
• elevation	3,860 ft (1,180 m)[2]
Mouth	Toxaway River
• location	Lake Jocassee
• coordinates	35°01′48″N 082°55′02″W / 35.03000°N 82.91722°W / 35.03000; -82.91722[1]
• elevation	1,108 ft (338 m)[2]
Length	3.96 mi (6.37 km)[3]
Basin size	30.18 square miles (78.2 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Toxaway River
• average	124.61 cu ft/s (3.529 m3/s) at mouth with Toxaway River[4]
Basin features
Progression	east and southeast
River system	Keowee River
Tributaries
• left	Laurel Creek Logan Creek Mud Creek Little Hogback Creek Hogback Creek Rock Creek James Creek
• right	Rochester Creek Nix Creek Burlingame Creek Bearcamp Creek
Waterbodies	Lupton Lake Sapphire Lake
Bridges	Big Steeplechase Road, Wandering Ridge, Haven Ridge Trail, US 64, Getaway Ridge, Sapphire Valley Road, Cherokee Trail, Carters Grove, Meadow Way, Deer Run Road, Bear Pen Drive, Sapphire Post Office Road, Upper Whitewater Road, Whitewater Road, Auger Hole Trail
Designations National Wild and Scenic River Type Scenic, Recreational Designated October 26, 1986

The Horsepasture River is an 18.1-mile-long (29.1 km)^[5] National Wild and Scenic river^[6] in the U.S. statesofNorth Carolina and South Carolina. The river rises in Jackson County, North Carolina, and flows through the Jocassee Gorges area and ends at Lake JocasseeinSouth Carolina. Some of the land over which the river flows is part of the Pisgah National Forest, making it accessible to the public.

North Carolina designated 4.5 miles (7.2 km)^[7] of the river as Horsepasture State Natural River in 1985,^[8] including it in the state's Natural and Scenic Rivers System. The State River is between NC-281 and the state line.

The Horsepasture River features several significant waterfalls in close proximity to one another. The named falls are:

• Drift Falls
• Turtleback Falls
• Rainbow Falls
• Hidden Falls
• Stairway Falls
• Sidepocket Falls
• Windy Falls

See also[edit]

• Gorges State Park provides the only easy, legal access to the river's waterfalls.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Horsepasture River