Camp Branch (Swannanoa River tributary)

Camp Branch is a 1.54 mi (2.48 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Swannanoa River in Buncombe County, North Carolina.

Camp Branch
Tributary to Swannanoa River
Location of Camp Branch mouth
Camp Branch (Swannanoa River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyBuncombe
Physical characteristics
Sourcebase of Miami Mountain
  locationabout 1 mile south of Black Mountain, North Carolina
  coordinates35°36′24″N 082°17′58″W[1]
  elevation2,880 ft (880 m)[2]
MouthSwannanoa River
  location
about 0.25 miles south of Black Mountain, North Carolina
  coordinates
35°36′18″N 082°19′26″W[1]
  elevation
2,310 ft (700 m)[2]
Length1.54 mi (2.48 km)[3]
Basin size3.02 square miles (7.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationSwannanoa River
  average5.26 cu ft/s (0.149 m3/s) at mouth with Swannanoa River[4]
Basin features
Progressionwest-southwest
River systemFrench Broad River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesCamp Branch Road (x3), Lakey Gap Road, Sellers Lane, Donne Drive, Chaucer Road, NC 9, Dogwood Lane, Blue Ridge Road

Course

Camp Branch rises about 1 mile southeast of Black Mountain, North Carolina in Buncombe County at the base of Miami Mountain. Camp Branch then flows west-southwest to meet the Swannanoa River about 0.25 miles south of Black Mountain.[2]

Watershed

Camp Branch drains 3.02 square miles (7.8 km2) of area, receives about 50.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 238.99 and is about 81% forested.[4]

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Camp Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  2. "Black Mountain Topo Map, Buncombe County NC (Black Mountain Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  4. "Camp Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 October 2019.


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