| Combahee River | |
|---|---|
 The Combahee River as seen from the Harriet Tubman Bridge along U.S. Highway 17 | |
  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| Counties | Colleton, Beaufort, Hampton |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 32°47′31″N 80°52′47″W / 32.7918393°N 80.8798286°W |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 32°30′31″N 80°30′34″W / 32.50861°N 80.50944°W |
The Combahee River (/kəmˈbiː/ kəm-BEE)[1] is a short blackwater river in the southern Lowcountry region of South Carolina formed at the confluence of the Salkehatchie and Little Salkehatchie rivers near the Islandton community of Colleton County, South Carolina. Part of its lower drainage basin combines with the Ashepoo River and the Edisto River to form the ACE Basin. The Combahee empties into Saint Helena Sound near Beaufort, which in turn empties into the Atlantic Ocean.[2]
- ^ Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition (Merriam-Webster, 1997; ISBN 0877795460), p. 272.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Combahee River