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Lick Creek (Deep River tributary)

Coordinates: 35°28′24″N 079°23′30″W / 35.47333°N 79.39167°W / 35.47333; -79.39167
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Lick Creek
Tributary to Deep River
Lick Creek (Deep River tributary) is located in North Carolina
Lick Creek (Deep River tributary)
Location of Lick Creek mouth
Lick Creek (Deep River tributary) is located in the United States
Lick Creek (Deep River tributary)
Lick Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyMoore
Physical characteristics
SourceUnnamed tributary to Deep River divide
 • locationPond about 1 mile southwest of Glendon, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°28′27″N 079°26′26″W / 35.47417°N 79.44056°W / 35.47417; -79.44056[1]
 • elevation385 ft (117 m)[2]
MouthDeep 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 / 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 
 • locationDeep River
 • average2.95 cu ft/s (0.084 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionDeep RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemDeep 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.

Course

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Lick Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Big Governors Creek Topo Map in Moore". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Lick Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 August 2020.