Lick Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)

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
Map of Lick Creek mouth location
Map of Lick Creek mouth location
Location of Lick Creek Creek mouth
Map of Lick Creek mouth location
Map of Lick Creek mouth location
Lick Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyLee
CitySanford
Physical characteristics
SourceCarrs Creek divide
 • locationeast side of Sanford, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°27′56″N 079°07′41″W / 35.46556°N 79.12806°W / 35.46556; -79.12806[1]
 • elevation430 ft (130 m)[2]
MouthCape 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 / 35.55889; -79.04333[1]
 • elevation
152 ft (46 m)[2]
Length10.91 mi (17.56 km)[3]
Basin size48.45 square miles (125.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationCape Fear River
 • average53.91 cu ft/s (1.527 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
 • leftWallace Branch
Hughes Creek
 • rightLittle Lick Creek
Stony Creek
BridgesUS 421, Pumping Station Road, San Lee Drive, Lick Creek Road, Lower River Road

Course

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Lick 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

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Lick 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Lick Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Lick Creek Topo Map in Lee". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Lick Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 September 2020.