| Tick Creek | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Rocky River |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Tick Creek mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Tick Creek mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Chatham |
| Length: | 12.2miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Rocky River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 21.52cuft/s at mouth with Rocky River[2] |
| Source1: | Loves Creek divide |
| Source1 Location: | Pond about 4 miles south of Siler City, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.6747°N -79.4836°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 665feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Rocky River |
| Mouth Location: | about 5 miles southeast of Siler City, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.6839°N -79.3408°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 398feet |
| Progression: | Rocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Deep River |
| Tributaries Left: | Evans Creek Welsh Branch |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges: | Oakley 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 12.2miles long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Chatham County, North Carolina.
Tick Creek rises in a pond on the Love Creek divide about 4 miles south of Siler City, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows south and makes a curve to the northeast to join the Rocky River about 5 miles southeast of Siler City.[4]
Tick Creek drains of area, receives about 47.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 411.49 and is about 55% forested.[2]