Lick Creek (Deep River tributary)

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Lick Creek
Tributary to Deep River
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Lick Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Moore
Physical characteristics
SourceUnnamed tributary to Deep River divide
  locationPond about 1 mile southwest of Glendon, North Carolina
  coordinates 35°28′27″N079°26′26″W / 35.47417°N 79.44056°W / 35.47417; -79.44056 [1]
  elevation385 ft (117 m) [2]
Mouth Deep River
  location
about 1 mile southeast of Glendon, North Carolina
  coordinates
35°28′24″N079°23′30″W / 35.47333°N 79.39167°W / 35.47333; -79.39167 Coordinates: 35°28′24″N079°23′30″W / 35.47333°N 79.39167°W / 35.47333; -79.39167 [1]
  elevation
228 ft (69 m) [2]
Length4.53 mi (7.29 km) [3]
Basin size2.35 square miles (6.1 km2) [4]
Discharge 
  location Deep River
  average2.95 cu ft/s (0.084 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River [4]
Basin features
Progression Deep RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River system Deep River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesGlendon-Carthage Road

Lick Creek is a 4.53 mi (7.29 km) long 1st order tributary to the Deep River in Moore County, North Carolina.

Contents

Course

Lick Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile southwest of Glendon in Moore County and then flows easterly to join the Deep River about 1 mile southeast of Glendon, North Carolina. [2]

Watershed

Lick Creek drains 2.35 square miles (6.1 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 400.17 and is about 55% forested. [4]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Lick Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 August 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. 1 2 3 "Big Governors Creek Topo Map in Moore". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 20 August 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 August 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. 1 2 3 "Lick Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 August 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)