Lick Creek is a 10.91 mi (17.56 km) long 4th order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Lee County, North Carolina.
| Lick Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Lick Creek Creek mouth  Lick Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Lee |
| City | Sanford |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Carrs Creek divide |
| • location | east side of Sanford, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°27′56″N 079°07′41″W / 35.46556°N 79.12806°W[1] |
| • elevation | 430 ft (130 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 0.5 miles southwest of Brickhaven, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°33′32″N 079°02′36″W / 35.55889°N 79.04333°W[1] |
• elevation | 152 ft (46 m)[2] |
| Length | 10.91 mi (17.56 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 48.45 square miles (125.5 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cape Fear River |
| • average | 53.91 cu ft/s (1.527 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Cape Fear River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Wallace Branch Hughes Creek |
| • right | Little Lick Creek Stony Creek |
| Bridges | US 421, Pumping Station Road, San Lee Drive, Lick Creek Road, Lower River Road |
Course
editLick Creek rises in a pond on the east side of Sanford, North Carolina and then flows northeasterly to join the Cape Fear River about 0.5 miles southwest of Brickhaven, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
editLick Creek drains 48.45 square miles (125.5 km2) of area, receives about 47.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 416.65 and is about 63% forested.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Lick Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Lick Creek Topo Map in Lee". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Lick Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 September 2020.