Mills River (North Carolina)

River in North Carolina

This article is about a river in western North Carolina. For the nearby town of the same name, see Mills River, North Carolina.

Mills River

Tributary to French Broad River

Location of Mills River mouth

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Mills River (North Carolina) (the United States)

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Location
Country| United States
State| North Carolina
Virginia
County| Henderson
Physical characteristics
Source| confluence of North Fork and South Fork of Mills River
• location| about 3 miles west of Mills River, North Carolina
• coordinates| 35°23′33″N 082°36′37″W﻿ / ﻿35.39250°N 82.61028°W﻿ / 35.39250; -82.61028[1]
• elevation| 2,110 ft (640 m)[2]
Mouth| French Broad River

• location

| about 1.5 miles east of Mills River, North Carolina

• coordinates

| 35°23′19″N 082°31′55″W﻿ / ﻿35.38861°N 82.53194°W﻿ / 35.38861; -82.53194[1]

• elevation

| 2,044 ft (623 m)[2]
Length| 6.10 mi (9.82 km)[3]
Basin size| 73.41 square miles (190.1 km2)[4]
Discharge|
• location| French Broad River
• average| 189.76 cu ft/s (5.373 m3/s) at mouth with Mills River[4]
Basin features
Progression| generally east
River system| French Broad River
Tributaries|
• left| Foster Creek
• right| Brandy Branch
Bridges| Boylston Highway (NC 280), Hooper Lane

The Mills River is located in Transylvania and Henderson counties, North Carolina, United States is a tributary of the French Broad River. The river flows out of the Pisgah Ranger District of the Pisgah National Forest in two forks: the North Fork, which drains the slopes just south of the Blue Ridge Parkway between Asheville and Mount Pisgah, and the South Fork, which drains the area of the Pisgah Ranger District just east of the Cradle of Forestry in America, including the slopes of Black Mountain. The Mills River flows into the French Broad River northwest of Hendersonville between NC 191 and Interstate 26.

The North Mills River Recreation Area, located on the North Fork of the river, is a popular local attraction for camping, hiking, and fishing. The Mills River is used as a water source for the cities of Asheville and Hendersonville.

## References

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1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Mills River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
2. ^ a b "Mills River Topo Map, Henderson County NC (Skyland Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
4. ^ a b "Mills River Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 October 2019.

## External links

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* North Mills River Recreation Area Information at hikewnc.info

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