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 | |
|---|---|
  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 / 35.67472°N 79.48361°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 / 35.68389°N 79.34083°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
editTick 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
editTick 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
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Tick Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b c "Tick Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 September 2020.