| Horsepasture River | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Toxaway River |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA South Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Horsepasture River mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Horsepasture River mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina South Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Jackson County, NC Transylvania County, NC Oconee County, SC |
| Length: | 3.96miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Toxaway River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 124.61cuft/s at mouth with Toxaway River[2] |
| Source1: | Hurricane Creek divide |
| Source1 Location: | about 2 miles north of Cashiers, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.1294°N -83.1078°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 3860feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Toxaway River |
| Mouth Location: | Lake Jocassee |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.03°N -82.9172°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 1108feet |
| 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 |
| Tributaries 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 |
The Horsepasture River is an 18.1adj=midNaNadj=mid[5] National Wild and Scenic river[6] in the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. The river rises in Jackson County, North Carolina, and flows through the Jocassee Gorges area and ends at Lake Jocassee in South 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 4.5miles of the river as Horsepasture State Natural River in 1985, 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: