Nicks Creek is a 11.13 mi (17.91 km) long 3rd order tributary to Little River in Moore County, North Carolina.
| Nicks Creek Tributary to Little River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Nicks Creek mouth  Nicks Creek (Little River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Moore |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Little River and Jackson Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles east of West End, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°14′11″N 079°33′56″W / 35.23639°N 79.56556°W[1] |
| • elevation | 530 ft (160 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Little River |
• location | about 1 mile west of Whispering Pines, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°15′55″N 079°23′54″W / 35.26528°N 79.39833°W[1] |
• elevation | 295 ft (90 m)[2] |
| Length | 11.13 mi (17.91 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 56.99 square miles (147.6 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Little River |
| • average | 33.26 cu ft/s (0.942 m3/s) at mouth with Little River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Little River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Cape Fear River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Joes Fork |
| Bridges | Beulah Hill Church Road, Murdocksville Road, US 15, NC 22, Michael Road |
Variant names
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Nick Creek
Course
editNicks Creek rises on the Little River and Jackson Creek divide about 0.5 miles east of West End in Moore County, North Carolina. Nicks Creek then flows easterly to meet the Little River about 1 mile east of Whispering Pines.[2]
Watershed
editNicks Creek drains 56.99 square miles (147.6 km2) of area, receives about 49.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 437.66 and is about 46% forested.[4] Nicks Creek is classed as WS-III in terms of water quality.[5]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Nicks Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Nicks Creek Topo Map, Moore County NC (Carthage Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Nicks Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "North Carolina Waterbodies Listed by County" (PDF). carolana.com. carolana.com. Retrieved 23 November 2019.