North Fork Swannanoa River
Stream in North Carolina, US
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The North Fork Swannanoa River is a 11.23-mile-long (18.07-kilometre) third-order tributary to the Swannanoa River in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyBuncombe
Sourcedivide between North Fork Swannanoa River and Cane River
| North Fork Swannanoa River Tributary to Swannanoa River | |
|---|---|
  Location of North Fork Swannanoa River mouth  North Fork Swannanoa River (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Buncombe |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between North Fork Swannanoa River and Cane River |
| • location | about 0.5 miles south of Walker Knob |
| • coordinates | 35°44′36″N 082°20′08″W[1] |
| • elevation | 4,800 ft (1,500 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Swannanoa River |
• location | Grovestone, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°36′16″N 082°22′07″W[1] |
• elevation | 2,224 ft (678 m)[2] |
| Length | 11.27 mi (18.14 km)[3] |
Basin size | 31.75 square miles (82.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Swannanoa River |
| • average | 72.01 cu ft/s (2.039 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 | Glassmine Branch Stony Fork Right Fork Swannanoa River Long Branch Chestnut Cove Big Cove Walker Branch |
| • right | Shadepan Branch Saltrock Branch Left Fork Swannanoa River Sugar Springs Cove Sugar Fork Shute Branch Laurel Branch Fall Branch Granny Cove |
| Waterbodies | Burnett Reservoir |
| Bridges | North Fork Right Fork Road, Old US 70 |
Course
North Fork Swannanoa River rises about 0.5 miles south of Walker Knob in Buncombe County on the Cane River divide. The stream then flows south-southwest to meet the Swannanoa River at Grovestone, North Carolina.[2] It is impounded at Burnett Reservoir, which is part of the City of Asheville's water supply.
Watershed
North Fork Swannanoa River drains 31.75 square miles (82.2 km2) of area, receives about 55.62 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 272.84 and is about 89% forested.[4]