Lick_Creek_(Cape_Fear_River_tributary)

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.

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Course

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

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


References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Lick Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. "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. "Lick Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 September 2020.



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