Santee

Santee is a toponym and ethnonym used in the United States for several places, a river, and a Native American nation. It is also associated with geographic features and public utilities tied to those places.

Santee, California is a city in San Diego County, located in the eastern part of the county within the San Diego metropolitan area. It is a suburban community with residential neighborhoods, parks, and regional commercial centers.

Santee, South Carolina is a town situated near Lake Marion along the Santee River in central South Carolina. It is part of the Midlands region and serves as a local hub for surrounding rural communities and outdoor recreation around the lake and river.

The Santee River is a major watercourse in South Carolina. It is formed by the confluence of the Wateree and Congaree rivers at Lake Marion and flows southeast to the Atlantic Ocean via Winyah Bay, shaping regional ecosystems and navigation.

Santee Cooper refers to the South Carolina Public Service Authority, a publicly owned utility created to develop hydroelectric power on the Santee and Cooper rivers. The utility has produced electricity and supported regional development through dam projects that created large reservoirs such as Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie.

The Santee Sioux Nation is a federally recognized tribe of the Eastern Dakota, with a reservation in Nebraska. Historically, the Santee Sioux inhabited parts of the upper Mississippi River valley and played a significant role in the early interactions between Indigenous peoples and European settlers in the region.