Mud Lick Creek (Rocky River tributary)
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Mud Lick Creek Tributary to Rocky River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Chatham |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Reedy Branch divide |
• location | about 2 miles northeast of Crutchfield Crossroads, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°50′13″N 079°24′49″W / 35.83694°N 79.41361°W[1] |
• elevation | 660 ft (200 m)[2] |
Mouth | Rocky River |
• location | about 2 miles southwest of Crutchfield Crossroads, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°47′30″N 079°27′55″W / 35.79167°N 79.46528°WCoordinates: 35°47′30″N 079°27′55″W / 35.79167°N 79.46528°W[1] |
• elevation | 534 ft (163 m)[2] |
Length | 5.57 mi (8.96 km)[3] |
Basin size | 8.60 square miles (22.3 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Rocky River |
• average | 11.22 cu ft/s (0.318 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 | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Moon Lindley Road, Keith Nunn Drive, Siler City-Snow Camp Road, Silk Hope-Liberty Road, RC Overman Road |
Mud Lick Creek is a 5.57 mi (8.96 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Chatham County, North Carolina.
Course
Mud Lick Creek rises about 2 miles northeast of Crutchfield Crossroads, North Carolina in Chatham County. Mud Lick Creek then flows southwest to join the Rocky River about 2 miles southwest of Crutchfield Crossroads.[2]
Watershed
Mud Lick Creek drains 8.60 square miles (22.3 km2) of area, receives about 47.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 440.67 and is about 41% forested.[4]
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Mud Lick Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mud Lick Creek Topo Map in Chatham". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mud Lick Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 September 2020.