title: Hickory Creek (Deep River tributary)
text: # Hickory Creek (Deep River tributary)
  
  Hickory Creek is a 7.23 mi (11.64 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Guilford County, North Carolina.
  
  ## Course
  
  Hickory Creek rises at the south end of Greensboro, North Carolina in Guilford County and then takes a southerly course to join the Deep River about 2 miles southeast of Freeman Mill, North Carolina.
  
  ## Watershed
  
  Hickory Creek drains 20.49 square miles (53.1 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 404.36 and is about 35% forested.
  
  