| Tomahawk Branch | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Swannanoa River |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Tomahawk Branch mouth |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Buncombe |
| Subdivision Type4: | City |
| Subdivision Name4: | Black Mountain |
| Length: | 2.61miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Swannanoa River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 2.84cuft/s at mouth with Swannanoa River[2] |
| Source1: | divide between Tomahawk Branch and North Fork Swannanoa River |
| Source1 Location: | about 1.5 miles north of Black Mountain, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.6411°N -82.3347°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 2570feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Swannanoa River |
| Mouth Location: | Black Mountain, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.6089°N -82.3356°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 2280feet |
| Progression: | Swannanoa River → French Broad River → Tennessee River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River System: | French Broad River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Waterbodies: | Lake Tomahawk |
| Bridges: | Walker Cove Road, North Fork Road, W Chapel Road, Hiawassee Avenue, 9th Street, Park Lane, Cragmont Road, W State Street |
Tomahawk Branch is a 2.61miles long 1st order tributary to the Swannanoa River in Buncombe County, North Carolina. It has one impoundment at Lake Tomahawk.
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.[4]
Tomahawk Branch drains of area, receives about 47.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 326.37 and is about 36% forested.[2]