Tick_Creek_(Rocky_River_tributary)

Tick Creek (Rocky River tributary)

Tick Creek (Rocky River tributary)

Stream in North Carolina, USA

Tick Creek is a 12.20 mi (19.63 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Chatham County, North Carolina.

Quick Facts Tick Creek Tributary to Rocky River, Location ...

Course

Tick Creek rises in a pond on the Love Creek divide about 4 miles south of Siler City, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows south and makes a curve to the northeast to join the Rocky River about 5 miles southeast of Siler City.[2]

Watershed

Tick Creek drains 21.73 square miles (56.3 km2) of area, receives about 47.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 411.49 and is about 55% forested.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "GNIS Detail - Tick Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Tick Creek Topo Map in Chatham". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. [3]
    "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Tick Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 September 2020.


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