Flat Creek (Swannanoa River tributary)
| Flat Creek Tributary to Swannanoa River | |
|---|---|
Location of Flat Creek mouth Flat Creek (Swannanoa River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Buncombe |
| City | Black Mountain Montreat |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Flat Creek and Catawba River |
| • location | about 0.5 miles south of Graybeard Mountain |
| • coordinates | 35°40′40″N 082°17′24″W / 35.67778°N 82.29000°W |
| • elevation | 4,600 ft (1,400 m) |
| Mouth | Swannanoa River |
• location | Black Mountain, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°37′07″N 082°18′55″W / 35.61861°N 82.31528°W |
• elevation | 2,359 ft (719 m) |
| Length | 5.39 mi (8.67 km) |
| Basin size | 6.04 square miles (15.6 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Swannanoa River |
| • average | 11.05 cu ft/s (0.313 m3/s) at mouth with Swannanoa River |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Swannanoa River → French Broad River → Tennessee River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | French Broad River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Puncheon Branch |
| • right | Slaty Branch Big Piney Branch Piney Branch |
| Waterbodies | Montreat Reservoir Lake Susan |
| Bridges | Calvin 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.