Stepp Branch (Swannanoa River tributary)
| Stepp Branch Tributary to Swannanoa River | |
|---|---|
Location of Stepp Branch mouth Stepp Branch (Swannanoa River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Buncombe |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | side of Jesses High Top in Lytle Cove |
| • location | about 1.5 miles south of Grovestone, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°35′06″N 082°21′27″W / 35.58500°N 82.35750°W |
| • elevation | 3,440 ft (1,050 m) |
| Mouth | Swannanoa River |
• location | Grovestone, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°36′09″N 082°22′18″W / 35.60250°N 82.37167°W |
• elevation | 2,218 ft (676 m) |
| Length | 1.61 mi (2.59 km) |
| Basin size | 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Swannanoa River |
| • average | 1.13 cu ft/s (0.032 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 | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Land of Lane, Cornerstone Way, Lytle Cove Road Ext, I-40, US 70 |
Stepp Branch is a 1.61 mi (2.59 km) long 1st order tributary to the Swannanoa River in Buncombe County, North Carolina.