The Second Broad River is a

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of the Broad River in western

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in the

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(2001). ''North Carolina Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. Via the Broad and Congaree rivers, it is part of the watershed of the

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, which flows to the

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(1998). ''South Carolina Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. The Second Broad River rises in south-central McDowell County about southwest of Marion, and flows generally southeastwardly through Rutherford County, passing to the east of the town of Forest City. It briefly enters Cleveland County before flowing into the Broad River from the north, about southeast of Forest City.

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* Rivers of North Carolina Rivers of Cleveland County, North Carolina Rivers of McDowell County, North Carolina Rivers of Rutherford County, North Carolina {{RutherfordCountyNC-geo-stub

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