Tick Creek (Rocky River tributary)

Tick Creek
Tributary to Rocky River
Location of Tick Creek mouth
Tick Creek (Rocky River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyChatham
Physical characteristics
SourceLoves Creek divide
  locationPond about 4 miles south of Siler City, North Carolina
  coordinates35°40′29″N 079°29′01″W / 35.67472°N 79.48361°W / 35.67472; -79.48361
  elevation665 ft (203 m)
MouthRocky 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 / 35.68389; -79.34083
  elevation
398 ft (121 m)
Length12.20 mi (19.63 km)
Basin size21.73 square miles (56.3 km2)
Discharge 
  locationRocky River
  average21.52 cu ft/s (0.609 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River
Basin features
ProgressionRocky RiverDeep RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemDeep River
Tributaries 
  leftEvans Creek
Welsh Branch
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesOakley 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

Tick Creek is a 12.20 mi (19.63 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Chatham County, North Carolina.