Tomahawk Branch (Swannanoa River tributary)
| Tomahawk Branch Tributary to Swannanoa River | |
|---|---|
Location of Tomahawk Branch mouth Tomahawk Branch (Swannanoa River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Buncombe |
| City | Black Mountain |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Tomahawk Branch and North Fork Swannanoa River |
| • location | about 1.5 miles north of Black Mountain, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°38′28″N 082°20′05″W / 35.64111°N 82.33472°W |
| • elevation | 2,570 ft (780 m) |
| Mouth | Swannanoa River |
• location | Black Mountain, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°36′32″N 082°20′08″W / 35.60889°N 82.33556°W |
• elevation | 2,280 ft (690 m) |
| Length | 2.61 mi (4.20 km) |
| Basin size | 1.96 square miles (5.1 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Swannanoa River |
| • average | 2.84 cu ft/s (0.080 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 |
| 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 2.61 mi (4.20 km) long 1st order tributary to the Swannanoa River in Buncombe County, North Carolina. It has one impoundment at Lake Tomahawk.