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Camp Branch (Swannanoa River tributary)

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Stream in North Carolina, US
Camp Branch
Tributary to Swannanoa River
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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 / 35.60667°N 82.29944°W / 35.60667; -82.29944
 • elevation2,880 ft (880 m)
MouthSwannanoa River
 • locationabout 0.25 miles south of Black Mountain, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°36′18″N 082°19′26″W / 35.60500°N 82.32389°W / 35.60500; -82.32389
 • elevation2,310 ft (700 m)
Length1.54 mi (2.48 km)
Basin size3.02 square miles (7.8 km)
Discharge 
 • locationSwannanoa River
 • average5.26 cu ft/s (0.149 m/s) at mouth with Swannanoa River
Basin features
ProgressionSwannanoa RiverFrench Broad RiverTennessee RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
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

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

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.

Watershed

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

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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