Beetree Creek (Swannanoa River tributary)

Beetree Creek
Tributary to Swannanoa River
Beetree Creek (Swannanoa River tributary) is located in North Carolina
Beetree Creek (Swannanoa River tributary)
Location of Beetree Creek mouth
Beetree Creek (Swannanoa River tributary) is located in the United States
Beetree Creek (Swannanoa River tributary)
Beetree Creek (Swannanoa River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyBuncombe
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Beetree Creek and Mineral Creek
 • locationabout 0.5 miles southeast of Bearpen Knob
 • coordinates35°41′42″N 082°23′35″W / 35.69500°N 82.39306°W / 35.69500; -82.39306[1]
 • elevation4,520 ft (1,380 m)[2]
MouthSwannanoa River
 • location
about 1 mile northwest of Swannanoa, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°36′39″N 082°25′30″W / 35.61083°N 82.42500°W / 35.61083; -82.42500[1]
 • elevation
2,139 ft (652 m)[2]
Length8.05 mi (12.96 km)[3]
Basin size13.99 square miles (36.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationSwannanoa River
 • average22.83 cu ft/s (0.646 m3/s) at mouth with Swannanoa River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionSwannanoa River → French Broad River → Tennessee River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemFrench Broad River
Tributaries 
 • leftRight Fork Beetree Creek
Wolfe Branch
Spruce Fork
 • rightBell Branch
Left Fork Beetree Creek
Long Branch
Gregg Branch
WaterbodiesBeetree Reservoir
BridgesBee Tree Road (x3), Highland Ridge Road, Berkie Lane, Old Beetree Road, Warren Wilson College Road

Beetree Creek is a 8.05 mi (12.96 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Swannanoa River in Buncombe County, North Carolina.

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Beetree Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Beetree Creek Topo Map, Buncombe County NC (Oteen Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Beetree Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 October 2019.