Mud Lick Creek (Rocky River tributary)

{{Short description|Stream in North Carolina, USA}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Mud Lick Creek

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| name_other = Tributary to Rocky River

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| pushpin_map = USA North Carolina#USA

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Mud Lick Creek mouth

| pushpin_map_alt = Map of Mud Lick Creek mouth location

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = United States

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = North Carolina

| subdivision_type3 = County

| subdivision_name3 = Chatham

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| length = {{convert|5.57|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |website=epa.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=2 September 2020}}

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| discharge1_location = Rocky River

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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|11.22|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Rocky River{{cite web |title=Mud Lick Creek Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=8869616 |website=US EPA Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=2 September 2020}}

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| source1 = Reedy Branch divide

| source1_location = about 2 miles northeast of Crutchfield Crossroads, North Carolina

| source1_coordinates = {{coord|35|50|13|N|079|24|49|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Mud Lick Creek |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:990747,Mud%20Lick%20Creek |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=2 September 2020}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|660|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Mud Lick Creek Topo Map in Chatham |url=https://www.topozone.com/north-carolina/chatham-nc/stream/mud-lick-creek-8/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |accessdate=2 September 2020 |language=en}}

| mouth = Rocky River

| mouth_location = about 2 miles southwest of Crutchfield Crossroads, North Carolina

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|35|47|30|N|079|27|55|W|display=inline,title}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|534|ft|abbr=on}}

| progression = Rocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean

| river_system = Deep River

| basin_size = {{convert|8.60|sqmi}}

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| tributaries_left = unnamed tributaries

| tributaries_right = unnamed tributaries

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| bridges = Moon Lindley Road, Keith Nunn Drive, Siler City-Snow Camp Road, Silk Hope-Liberty Road, RC Overman Road

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Mud Lick Creek is a {{convert|5.57|mi|km|abbr=on}} long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Chatham County, North Carolina.