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Stepp Branch (Swannanoa River tributary)

Coordinates: 35°36′09″N 082°22′18″W / 35.60250°N 82.37167°W / 35.60250; -82.37167
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Stepp Branch
Tributary to Swannanoa River
Stepp Branch (Swannanoa River tributary) is located in North Carolina
Stepp Branch (Swannanoa River tributary)
Location of Stepp Branch mouth
Stepp Branch (Swannanoa River tributary) is located in the United States
Stepp Branch (Swannanoa River tributary)
Stepp Branch (Swannanoa River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyBuncombe
Physical characteristics
Sourceside of Jesses High Top in Lytle Cove
 • locationabout 1.5 miles south of Grovestone, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°35′06″N 082°21′27″W / 35.58500°N 82.35750°W / 35.58500; -82.35750[1]
 • elevation3,440 ft (1,050 m)[2]
MouthSwannanoa River
 • location
Grovestone, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°36′09″N 082°22′18″W / 35.60250°N 82.37167°W / 35.60250; -82.37167[1]
 • elevation
2,218 ft (676 m)[2]
Length1.61 mi (2.59 km)[3]
Basin size0.7 square miles (1.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationSwannanoa River
 • average1.13 cu ft/s (0.032 m3/s) at mouth with Swannanoa River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionSwannanoa RiverFrench Broad RiverTennessee RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemFrench Broad River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesLand 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.

Course

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Stepp Branch rises about 1.5 miles south of Grovestone, North Carolina in Buncombe County at the base of Jesses High Top. Stepp Branch then flows northwest to meet the Swannanoa River at Grovestone.[2]

Watershed

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Stepp Branch drains 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 285.56 and is about 71% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Stepp Branch". US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "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 c "Stepp Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 October 2019.