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.
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]
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail – North Fork Swannanoa River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "North Fork Swannanoa River Topo Map, Buncombe County NC (Black Mountain Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "North Fork Swannanoa River". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 October 2019.