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Lick Creek
Lick Creek (Brown Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Lick Creek (Brown Creek tributary)
Location of Lick Creek mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Brown Creek
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Anson
Physical characteristics
Main source divide between Lick Creek and Shaw Creek
about 0.5 miles southwest of Gordon Mountain
410 ft (120 m)
34°54′15″N 080°12′41″W / 34.90417°N 80.21139°W / 34.90417; -80.21139
River mouth Brown Creek
about 1 north of Mineral Springs, North Carolina
269 ft (82 m)
34°57′40″N 080°14′43″W / 34.96111°N 80.24528°W / 34.96111; -80.24528
Length 5.15 mi (8.29 km)
Basin features
Progression south
River system Pee Dee River
Basin size 7.25 square miles (18.8 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges White 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.

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