title: North Fork Swannanoa River
text: # North Fork Swannanoa River
  
  The North Fork Swannanoa River is a 11.23-mile-long (18.07-kilometre) third-order tributary to the Swannanoa River in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
  
  ## Course
  
  North Fork Swannanoa River rises about 0.5 miles south of Walker Knob in Buncombe County on the Cane River divide. The stream then flows south-southwest to meet the Swannanoa River at Grovestone, North Carolina. It is impounded at Burnett Reservoir, which is part of the City of Asheville's water supply.
  
  ## Watershed
  
  North Fork Swannanoa River drains 31.75 square miles (82.2 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 55.62 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 272.84 and is about 89% forested.
  
  