| Little River | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | South Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Oconee County |
| Source1: | Salem, South Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 34.9161°N -83.0025°W |
| Mouth: | Seneca, South Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 34.7356°N -82.8914°W |
The Little River originally flowed [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.