The Enoree River is a tributary

Tributary

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...

 of the Broad River

Broad River (Carolinas)

The Broad River is a principal tributary of the Congaree River, about 150 miles long, in western North Carolina and northern South Carolina in the United States. Via the Congaree, it is part of the watershed of the Santee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean...

, 85 mi (137 km) long, in northwestern South Carolina

South Carolina

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 in the United States

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 . Via the Broad and Congaree

Congaree River

The Congaree River is a short but wide river in South Carolina in the United States; It flows for only 47 miles . The river serves an important role as the final outlet channel for the entire Lower Saluda and Lower Broad watersheds, before merging with the Wateree River just north of Lake Marion to...

 Rivers, it is part of the watershed

Drainage basin

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 of the Santee River

Santee River

The Santee River is a river in South Carolina in the United States, long. The Santee and its tributaries provide the principal drainage and navigation for the central coastal plain of South Carolina, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean approximately from its farthest headwater on the Catawba River...

, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

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The Enoree rises in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains

Blue Ridge Mountains

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  in Greenville County

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 about 2 mi (3 km) northwest of the town of Travelers Rest

Travelers Rest, South Carolina

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, and flows generally southeastwardly across the Piedmont

Piedmont (United States)

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 region, through or along the boundaries of Spartanburg, Laurens, Union and Newberry Counties, past the communities of Taylors

Taylors, South Carolina

Taylors is a census-designated place in Greenville County, United States. The population was 20,125 at the 2000 census. Taylors is the Greenville/Spartanburg area's largest suburb although it is not incorporated as a city. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan...

 and Whitmire

Whitmire, South Carolina

Whitmire is a town in Newberry County, South Carolina, along the Enoree River. The population was 1,512 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Whitmire is located at ....

 and through the Sumter National Forest

Sumter National Forest

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. It flows into the Broad River from the west in Newberry County , 15 mi (24 km) northeast of the town of Newberry

Newberry, South Carolina

Newberry is a city in Newberry County, South Carolina, 43 miles west -northwest of Columbia. The charter was adopted in 1894. In 1890, 3,020 people lived in Newberry, South Carolina; in 1900, 4,607; in 1910, 5,028; and in 1940, 7,510. The population was 10,580 at the 2000 census. It is the county...

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Variant names and spellings

According to the Geographic Names Information System

Geographic Names Information System

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, the Enoree River has also been known historically as:

• Collins River
• Ennoree River
• Ganoree

The name Enoree is thought to be derived from a Cherokee

Cherokee

The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States . Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian language family...

 word meaning river of muscadines.