| Saluda River (suh-LOO-duh), c.200 mi/322 km long, N.C. and S.C.; rises in Mountain L. reservoir in N Greenville co., near N.C. state line, in the Blue Ridge Mts., W S.C.; flows SE across the Piedmont region past Ware Shoals town through L. Greenwood and Murray L. reservoirs, joining the Broad R at Columbia to form the Congaree R. The Saluda Dam (completed 1930) impounds L. Murray, created Dreher Isl. State Park; its hydroelectric power plant has a large capacity. |
