North Toe River
| North Toe River | |
|---|---|
Bridge over the North Toe River in Newland | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Counties | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Sugar Gap |
| • location | Sugar Mountain, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°07′47″N 81°53′13″W / 36.12972°N 81.88694°W |
| • elevation | 4,350 ft (1,330 m) |
| Mouth | Nolichucky River |
• location | Huntdale, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°01′44″N 82°19′37″W / 36.02889°N 82.32694°W |
• elevation | 2,021 ft (616 m) |
| Length | 73.6 mi (118.4 km) |
| Basin size | 1,146.22 square miles (2,968.7 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | North Toe → Nolichucky → French Broad → Tennessee → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | French Broad River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Kentucky Creek, Cow Camp Creek, Haw Branch, Row Branch, Squirrel Creek, Plumtree Creek, Pancake Branch, Clear Creek, Threemile Creek, Brushy Creek, Laurel Creek, Harris Creek, White Oak Branch, Rose Creek, Cathis Creek, Grassy Creek, English Creek, Big Branch, Wolf Branch, South Toe River, Chestnut Branch, Brush Creek, Pigpen Creek, Jacks Creek, Bee Branch, McKinney Branch, Cane River |
| • right | Hickorynut Branch, Whiteoak Creek, Banjo Branch,Fall Branch, Horse Branch, Gooseneck Branch, Birchfield Creek, Race Path Branch, Whitaker Branch, Roaring Creek, Powdermill Creek, Doublehead Creek, Henson Creek, Justice Creek, Puatt Creek, Jones Creek, Little Laurel Branch, Bill Davenport Branch, Jake Creek, Beaver Creek, Pine Branch, Little Bear Creek, Lily Branch, Gouge Branch, Sink Hole Creek, Rose Creek, Cane Creek, Whitson Branch, Big Rock Creek, Raccoon Creek, Warrick Branch, Brummett Creek, Pigeonroost Creek, Cooper Branch, Rebels Creek |
The North Toe River is the headwaters of the Nolichucky River and a tributary in the French Broad River basin. From its source at Sugar Gap, between Bald Mountain and Sugar Mountain, it flows 73.6 miles (118.4 km) westerly through Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey counties.