Tyger River
| Tyger River | |
|---|---|
The Tyger River is part of the Santee River Basin | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| Counties | Spartanburg, Union, Newberry |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Near Woodruff, South Carolina |
| Mouth | |
• location | Broad River, Near Blythewood, South Carolina |
• coordinates | 34.495038, -81.423987 |
| Basin size | 807.9 mi2 |
| Width | |
| • average | 50 ft |
| Depth | |
| • average | 3 ft |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Broad River, Near Blythewood, South Carolina |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Santee |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Jimmies Creek |
| • right | Tinker Creek, Fairforest Creek, Dutchman Creek |
The Tyger River is a stream in the U.S. state of South Carolina, and a tributary of the Broad River. It is part of the Santee River Basin. It is a generally shallow and narrow river. Pollution in the north fork was the source of dispute in Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services, Inc.