Ashepoo River
Ashepoo River is a short blackwater river in South Carolina, United States. It rises in a confluence of swamps south of Walterboro, flows in a southeast direction and empties into Saint Helena Sound at 32.49°N 80.42389°W. The entire course of the river lies within the boundaries of Colleton County.[1]
| Ashepoo River | |
|---|---|
  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | Colleton |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 32.8973926°N 80.6937134°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Saint Helena Sound |
• coordinates | 32°29′25″N 80°25′25″W |
The Ashepoo basin forms part of the ACE Basin, a coastal conservation area that encompasses its bottomlands confluence with the Combahee and Edisto river basins. (The refuge's name is formed from the first letters of the names of the three rivers: A-C-E). Many people enjoy fishing and boating on the Ashepoo River and others in South Carolina.
The name comes from the Ashepoo subtribe of the Cusabo Indians.
Caeser P. Chisolm received a charter to operate ferry service across the Ashepoo River.[2]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ashepoo River
- Journal of the Senate of the State of South Carolina, Being the Sessions of. Charles P. Pelham, State Printer. 1881.