Lick Creek (Brown Creek tributary)

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Lick Creek
Tributary to Brown Creek
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Location of Lick Creek mouth
Location
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Anson
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Lick Creek and Shaw Creek
  locationabout 0.5 miles southwest of Gordon Mountain
  coordinates 34°54′15″N080°12′41″W / 34.90417°N 80.21139°W / 34.90417; -80.21139 [1]
  elevation410 ft (120 m) [2]
Mouth Brown Creek
  location
about 1 north of Mineral Springs, North Carolina
  coordinates
34°57′40″N080°14′43″W / 34.96111°N 80.24528°W / 34.96111; -80.24528 Coordinates: 34°57′40″N080°14′43″W / 34.96111°N 80.24528°W / 34.96111; -80.24528 [1]
  elevation
269 ft (82 m) [1]
Length5.15 mi (8.29 km) [3]
Basin size7.25 square miles (18.8 km2) [4]
Discharge 
  location Brown Creek
  average8.25 cu ft/s (0.234 m3/s) at mouth with Brown Creek [4]
Basin features
Progressionsouth
River system Pee Dee River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWhite Store Road
Lowery Road

Lick Creek is a tributary of Brown Creek in Anson County, North Carolina that rises southwest of Gordon Mountain and then flows north to meet Brown Creek near Mineral Springs, North Carolina. The watershed is about 67% forested, 30% agricultural and the rest is of other land uses. [4]

Tributary stream or river that flows into a main stem river or lake

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean.

Anson County, North Carolina County in the United States

Anson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,948. Its county seat is Wadesboro.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail - Lick Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  2. "Brown Creek Topo Map, Anson County NC (Ansonville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Lick Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 12 September 2019.