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

Tick Creek Tributary to Rocky River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Chatham
Physical characteristics
Source	Loves Creek divide
• location	Pond about 4 miles south of Siler City, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°40′29″N 079°29′01″W[1]
• elevation	665 ft (203 m)[2]
Mouth	Rocky River
• location	about 5 miles southeast of Siler City, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°41′02″N 079°20′27″W[1]
• elevation	398 ft (121 m)[2]
Length	12.20 mi (19.63 km)[3]
Basin size	21.73 square miles (56.3 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Rocky River
• average	21.52 cu ft/s (0.609 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Rocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Deep River
Tributaries
• left	Evans Creek Welsh Branch
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Oakley Church Road, Pear Drive, Joe Brown Road, Siler City-Glendon Road, Petty Road, Tick Creek Preserve Lane, Old US 421, US 421, Ike Brooks Road, Rives Chapel Church Road, Tommy Moody Drive

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]

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