Lick Creek is a 4.53 mi (7.29 km) long 1st order tributary to the Deep River in Moore County, North Carolina.
| Lick Creek Tributary to Deep River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Lick Creek mouth  Lick Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Moore |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Unnamed tributary to Deep River divide |
| • location | Pond about 1 mile southwest of Glendon, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°28′27″N 079°26′26″W / 35.47417°N 79.44056°W[1] |
| • elevation | 385 ft (117 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Deep River |
• location | about 1 mile southeast of Glendon, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°28′24″N 079°23′30″W / 35.47333°N 79.39167°W[1] |
• elevation | 228 ft (69 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.53 mi (7.29 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 2.35 square miles (6.1 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Deep River |
| • average | 2.95 cu ft/s (0.084 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Deep River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Glendon-Carthage Road |
Course
editLick 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
editLick 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Lick Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Big Governors Creek Topo Map in Moore". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Lick Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 August 2020.