Tick Creek (Rocky River tributary)
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 of Tick Creek mouth Tick Creek (Rocky River tributary) (the United States) | |
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]
References
- "GNIS Detail - Tick Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- "Tick Creek Topo Map in Chatham". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- "Tick Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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