North Fork Swannanoa River

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.

North Fork Swannanoa River Tributary to Swannanoa River
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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]