Lick Creek is a 4.53 mi (7.29 km) long 1st order tributary to the Deep River in Moore County, North Carolina.

Lick Creek Tributary to Deep River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Moore
Physical characteristics
Source	Unnamed tributary to Deep River divide
• location	Pond about 1 mile southwest of Glendon, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°28′27″N 079°26′26″W[1]
• elevation	385 ft (117 m)[2]
Mouth	Deep River
• location	about 1 mile southeast of Glendon, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°28′24″N 079°23′30″W[1]
• elevation	228 ft (69 m)[2]
Length	4.53 mi (7.29 km)[3]
Basin size	2.35 square miles (6.1 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Deep River
• average	2.95 cu ft/s (0.084 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Deep River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Glendon-Carthage Road

Course

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

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

• List of rivers of North Carolina

References