Flat Creek (Swannanoa River tributary)

Flat Creek is a 5.39 mi (8.67 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Swannanoa River in Buncombe County, North Carolina. It is impounded at Montreat Reservoir and Lake Susan.

Flat Creek
Tributary to Swannanoa River
Location of Flat Creek mouth
Flat Creek (Swannanoa River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyBuncombe
CityBlack Mountain
Montreat
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Flat Creek and Catawba River
  locationabout 0.5 miles south of Graybeard Mountain
  coordinates35°40′40″N 082°17′24″W[1]
  elevation4,600 ft (1,400 m)[2]
MouthSwannanoa River
  location
Black Mountain, North Carolina
  coordinates
35°37′07″N 082°18′55″W[1]
  elevation
2,359 ft (719 m)[2]
Length5.39 mi (8.67 km)[3]
Basin size6.04 square miles (15.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationSwannanoa River
  average11.05 cu ft/s (0.313 m3/s) at mouth with Swannanoa River[4]
Basin features
Progressionsouthwest
River systemFrench Broad River
Tributaries 
  leftPuncheon Branch
  rightSlaty Branch
Big Piney Branch
Piney Branch
WaterbodiesMontreat Reservoir
Lake Susan
BridgesCalvin Trail, Graybeard Trail, Lookout Road, Texas Road, Shenandoah Terrace, Maryland Place, Flat Creek Road, East Street, E Cotton Avenue, Village Way, E State Street

Course

Flat Creek rises about 0.5 miles south of Graybeard Mountain in Buncombe County on the Catawba River divide. Flat Creek then flows southwest through Montreat to meet the Swannanoa River at Black Mountain, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Flat Creek drains 6.04 square miles (15.6 km2) of area, receives about 52.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 261.49 and is about 79% forested.[4]

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Flat Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. "Black Mountain Topo Map, Buncombe County NC (Black Mountain Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  4. "Flat Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 12 October 2019.


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