Wolfpit 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 Wolfpit 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: | 2.55miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Swannanoa River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 3.2cuft/s at mouth with Swannanoa River[2] |
Source1: | divide between Wolfpit Branch and Broad River |
Source1 Location: | about 3 miles south of Black Mountain, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.5719°N -82.3417°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 3640feet[4] |
Mouth: | Swannanoa River |
Mouth Location: | Black Mountain, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.6078°N -82.3406°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 2270feet |
Progression: | Swannanoa River → French Broad River → Tennessee River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River System: | French Broad River |
Tributaries Left: | Briar Branch |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Amphitheater Lane, Lee Hall Circle, Blue Ridge Circle, Maney Lane, I-40 |
Wolfpit Branch is a 2.55miles long 2nd order tributary to the Swannanoa River in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Wolfpit Branch rises about 3 miles south of Black Mountain, North Carolina in Buncombe County on the Broad River divide. Wolfpit Branch then flows north to meet the Swannanoa River at Black Mountain, North Carolina.[4]
Wolfpit Branch drains of area, receives about 50.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 275.42 and is about 91% forested.[2]