Combahee River

Combahee River
The Combahee River as seen from the Harriet Tubman Bridge along U.S. Highway 17
Combahee River is located in South Carolina
Combahee River
Location of mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountiesColleton, Beaufort, Hampton
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates32°47′31″N 80°52′47″W / 32.7918393°N 80.8798286°W / 32.7918393; -80.8798286
Mouth 
 • coordinates
32°30′31″N 80°30′34″W / 32.50861°N 80.50944°W / 32.50861; -80.50944

The Combahee River (/kəmˈb/ kəm-BEE)[1] is a short blackwater river in the southern Lowcountry region of South Carolina formed at the confluence of the Salkehatchie and Little Salkehatchie rivers near the Islandton community of Colleton County, South Carolina. Part of its lower drainage basin combines with the Ashepoo River and the Edisto River to form the ACE Basin. The Combahee empties into Saint Helena Sound near Beaufort, which in turn empties into the Atlantic Ocean.[2]

  1. ^ Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition (Merriam-Webster, 1997; ISBN 0877795460), p. 272.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Combahee River