Mine Lick Creek is a tributary of the Caney Fork River in and near Baxter, Tennessee. [1] [2]
Mine Lick Creek suffered significant pollution for nearly three decades, causing a Water Contact Advisory to be issued by TDEC for 0.5 miles of the creek in Baxter. This lasted from 1986 to 2015, and the water quality improving to safe levels was a moment of celebration among Baxter residents. [3]
The creek becomes dry before it runs into Center Hill Lake, but it is big enough that the valley it created contains a significant embayment of the lake.[ clarification needed ]
Overton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,511. Its county seat is Livingston. Overton County is part of the Cookeville, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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Lick Creek is a stream in Greene County, Tennessee. It is the largest creek in the county. Beginning north of Greeneville, the creek runs through the northern and western sections of the county before spilling into the Nolichucky River near the Hamblen County line. The creek is often a source of flooding, and usually rises after rounds of heavy rain. The creek is also the site of Civil War-related history. During the East Tennessee bridge burnings, a series of guerrilla operations carried out during the war by Union sympathizers, a bridge over Lick Creek was burned.