Tomahawk Branch (Swannanoa River tributary)

Tomahawk Branch is a 2.61 mi (4.20 km) long 1st order tributary to the Swannanoa River in Buncombe County, North Carolina. It has one impoundment at Lake Tomahawk.

Tomahawk Branch
Tributary to Swannanoa River
Tomahawk Branch (Swannanoa River tributary) is located in North Carolina
Tomahawk Branch (Swannanoa River tributary)
Location of Tomahawk Branch mouth
Tomahawk Branch (Swannanoa River tributary) is located in the United States
Tomahawk Branch (Swannanoa River tributary)
Tomahawk Branch (Swannanoa River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyBuncombe
CityBlack Mountain
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Tomahawk Branch and North Fork Swannanoa River
 • locationabout 1.5 miles north of Black Mountain, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°38′28″N 082°20′05″W / 35.64111°N 82.33472°W / 35.64111; -82.33472[1]
 • elevation2,570 ft (780 m)[2]
MouthSwannanoa River
 • location
Black Mountain, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°36′32″N 082°20′08″W / 35.60889°N 82.33556°W / 35.60889; -82.33556[1]
 • elevation
2,280 ft (690 m)[2]
Length2.61 mi (4.20 km)[3]
Basin size1.96 square miles (5.1 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationSwannanoa River
 • average2.84 cu ft/s (0.080 m3/s) at mouth with Swannanoa River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionSwannanoa RiverFrench Broad RiverTennessee RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemFrench Broad River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesLake Tomahawk
BridgesWalker Cove Road, North Fork Road, W Chapel Road, Hiawassee Avenue, 9th Street, Park Lane, Cragmont Road, W State Street

Course

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Tomahawk Branch rises about 1.5 miles north of Black Mountain, North Carolina in Buncombe County on the North Fork Swannanoa River divide. Tomahawk Branch then flows south to meet the Swannanoa River at Black Mountain, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Tomahawk Branch drains 1.96 square miles (5.1 km2) of area, receives about 47.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 326.37 and is about 36% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Tomahawk Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "Tomahawk Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 October 2019.