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Stream in North Carolina, USA
Flat Creek
Tributary to Swannanoa River
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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 / 35.67778°N 82.29000°W / 35.67778; -82.29000
 • elevation4,600 ft (1,400 m)
MouthSwannanoa River
 • locationBlack Mountain, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°37′07″N 082°18′55″W / 35.61861°N 82.31528°W / 35.61861; -82.31528
 • elevation2,359 ft (719 m)
Length5.39 mi (8.67 km)
Basin size6.04 square miles (15.6 km)
Discharge 
 • locationSwannanoa River
 • average11.05 cu ft/s (0.313 m/s) at mouth with Swannanoa River
Basin features
ProgressionSwannanoa RiverFrench Broad RiverTennessee RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
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

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.

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.

Watershed

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

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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