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
Location of Lick Creek Creek mouth Show map of North Carolina Lick Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States) Show map of the United States
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

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

• List of rivers of North Carolina

References