rises in central Gaston County within the limits of Gastonia and flows SE into South Carolina, where it enters the Catawba River near the state line.

on the headwaters of Catawba River in SW McDowell County near Ridgecrest. Water falls in a continuous spray down five levels of rock. Sometimes called Rocky Glen for one of the upper falls where water plunges over a ledge 200 ft. high.

operated on Catawba River at Lincoln-Mecklenburg county line in NW Mecklenburg County.

See Lake Wylie.

See Piedmont.

rises in the Blue Ridge Mountains in SW McDowell County near the Buncombe-McDowell county line. It flows NE through McDowell and E through Burke County; forms successively the Caldwell-Catawba, Alexander-Catawba, Iredell-Catawba, Iredell-Lincoln, Mecklenburg-Lincoln, and Mecklenburg-Gaston county lines. It enters South Carolina W of Charlotte and flows S to join Big Wateree Creek in Wateree Pond to form the Wateree River about 20 mi. above Camden. From its headwaters to the South Carolina line, it flows approx. 150 mi. Catawba was an Indian word that may have meant "people of the river banks" or "people of the river [Catawba] with broken banks." For some of the named fords across the river, see also Beattie's, Cowan's, Island, Sherrills, Tools, and Tuckasege.

popular pre-Civil War resort on Killian Creek, E Lincoln County. Owned by Capt. John Reid, Revolutionary soldier, and known first as Reid's Springs.

E Lincoln County.

See Catawba.

E Catawba County. Name changed in 1879 from Hamilton Township.