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Length
  
29 km

Horsepasture River Horsepasture River Picture of Horsepasture River and Nature Trails

Source
  
Jackson County, North Carolina

Horsepasture river


The Horsepasture River is an 18.1-mile-long (29.1 km) National Wild and Scenic river 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.

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North Carolina designated 4.5 miles (7.2 km) 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.

Horsepasture River Waterfalls of the Horsepasture River Drift Turtleback and Rainbow

The Horsepasture River features several significant waterfalls in close proximity to one another. The named falls are:

  • Drift Falls
  • Turtleback Falls
  • Rainbow Falls
  • Stairway Falls
  • Sidepocket Falls
  • Windy Falls

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    Horsepasture River Wikipedia
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