Beetree Creek (Swannanoa River tributary)
Stream in North Carolina, USA
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Beetree Creek is a 8.05 mi (12.96 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Swannanoa River in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyBuncombe
Sourcedivide between Beetree Creek and Mineral Creek
| Beetree Creek Tributary to Swannanoa River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Beetree Creek mouth  Beetree Creek (Swannanoa River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Buncombe |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Beetree Creek and Mineral Creek |
| • location | about 0.5 miles southeast of Bearpen Knob |
| • coordinates | 35°41′42″N 082°23′35″W[1] |
| • elevation | 4,520 ft (1,380 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Swannanoa River |
• location | about 1 mile northwest of Swannanoa, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°36′39″N 082°25′30″W[1] |
• elevation | 2,139 ft (652 m)[2] |
| Length | 8.05 mi (12.96 km)[3] |
Basin size | 13.99 square miles (36.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Swannanoa River |
| • average | 22.83 cu ft/s (0.646 m3/s) at mouth with Swannanoa River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Swannanoa River → French Broad River → Tennessee River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | French Broad River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Right Fork Beetree Creek Wolfe Branch Spruce Fork |
| • right | Bell Branch Left Fork Beetree Creek Long Branch Gregg Branch |
| Waterbodies | Beetree Reservoir |
| Bridges | Bee Tree Road (x3), Highland Ridge Road, Berkie Lane, Old Beetree Road, Warren Wilson College Road |
Course
Beetree Creek rises about 0.5 miles southeast of Bearpen Knob in Buncombe County. Beetree Creek then flows south then southwest to meet the Swannanoa River about 1 mile northwest of Swannanoa, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
Beetree Creek drains 13.99 square miles (36.2 km2) of area, receives about 49.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 264.89 and is about 92% forested.[4]