Wolfpit Branch (Swannanoa River tributary)
Appearance
Wolfpit Branch Tributary to Swannanoa River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Buncombe |
City | Black Mountain |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | divide between Wolfpit Branch and Broad River |
• location | about 3 miles south of Black Mountain, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°34′19″N 082°20′30″W / 35.57194°N 82.34167°W[1] |
• elevation | 3,640 ft (1,110 m)[2] |
Mouth | Swannanoa River |
• location | Black Mountain, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°36′28″N 082°20′26″W / 35.60778°N 82.34056°W[1] |
• elevation | 2,270 ft (690 m)[2] |
Length | 2.55 mi (4.10 km)[3] |
Basin size | 1.78 square miles (4.6 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Swannanoa River |
• average | 3.20 cu ft/s (0.091 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 | Briar Branch |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Amphitheater Lane, Lee Hall Circle, Blue Ridge Circle, Maney Lane, I-40 |
Wolfpit Branch is a 2.55 mi (4.10 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Swannanoa River in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Wolfpit Branch rises about 3 miles south of Black Mountain, North Carolina in Buncombe County on the Broad River divide. Wolfpit Branch then flows north to meet the Swannanoa River at Black Mountain, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Wolfpit Branch drains 1.78 square miles (4.6 km2) of area, receives about 50.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 275.42 and is about 91% forested.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Wolfpit Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Black Mountain Topo Map, Buncombe County NC (Black Mountain Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Wolfpit Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 October 2019.