Lick_Creek_(Cape_Fear_River_tributary)
Lick Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)
Stream in North Carolina, USA
Lick Creek is a 10.91 mi (17.56 km) long 4th order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Lee County, North Carolina.
Quick Facts Lick Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River, Location ...
Lick Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
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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[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[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 |
Close
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]
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]
- "GNIS Detail - Lick Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- "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.
- "Lick Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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