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Tennessee
Lick Creek
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River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 33 cfs
- Average current
- 0.9 ft/s
- Gradient
- 13.8 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 22 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Lick Creek
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About this water
Lick Creek is a 5.1-mile paddling stretch near Sugar Tree, Tennessee. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 33 cfs and a gradient of about 13.8 feet per mile.
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