Lick Creek
Tributary to Brown Creek
Lick Creek (Brown Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Lick Creek (Brown Creek tributary)
Location of Lick Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyAnson
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Lick Creek and Shaw Creek
  locationabout 0.5 miles southwest of Gordon Mountain
  coordinates34°54′15″N 080°12′41″W / 34.90417°N 80.21139°W / 34.90417; -80.21139[1]
  elevation410 ft (120 m)[2]
MouthBrown Creek
  location
about 1 north of Mineral Springs, North Carolina
  coordinates
34°57′40″N 080°14′43″W / 34.96111°N 80.24528°W / 34.96111; -80.24528[1]
  elevation
269 ft (82 m)[1]
Length5.15 mi (8.29 km)[3]
Basin size7.25 square miles (18.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationBrown Creek
  average8.25 cu ft/s (0.234 m3/s) at mouth with Brown Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionsouth
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWhite Store Road
Lowery Road

Lick Creek is a tributary of Brown Creek in Anson County, North Carolina that rises southwest of Gordon Mountain and then flows north to meet Brown Creek near Mineral Springs, North Carolina. The watershed is about 67% forested, 30% agricultural and the rest is of other land uses.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail - Lick Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  2. "Brown Creek Topo Map, Anson County NC (Ansonville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Lick Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 12 September 2019.



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