Lick Branch (Lanes Creek tributary)

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Lick Branch
Tributary to Lanes Creek
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Location of Lick Branch mouth
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Lick Branch (Lanes Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Union
City Marshville
Physical characteristics
Source Salem Creek divide
  locationpond on the southwest side of Marshville, North Carolina
  coordinates 34°58′56″N080°22′38″W / 34.98222°N 80.37722°W / 34.98222; -80.37722 [1]
  elevation558 ft (170 m) [2]
Mouth Lanes Creek
  location
about 2 miles northeast of Marshville, North Carolina
  coordinates
34°58′17″N080°18′33″W / 34.97139°N 80.30917°W / 34.97139; -80.30917 Coordinates: 34°58′17″N080°18′33″W / 34.97139°N 80.30917°W / 34.97139; -80.30917 [1]
  elevation
389 ft (119 m) [2]
Length4.72 mi (7.60 km) [3]
Basin size3.97 square miles (10.3 km2) [4]
Discharge 
  location Lanes Creek
  average4.81 cu ft/s (0.136 m3/s) at mouth with Lanes Creek [4]
Basin features
Progression Lanes CreekRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River system Pee Dee River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesW Main Street, Morgan Place (x2), S Elm Street, S White Street, Hasty Road

Lick Branch is a 4.72 mi (7.60 km) long 2nd order tributary to Lanes Creek in Union County, North Carolina.

Contents

Course

Lick Branch rises in a pond on the southwest side of Marshville, North Carolina in Union County. Lick Branch then flows east to meet Lanes Creek about 2 miles southeast of Marshville. [2]

Watershed

Lick Branch drains 3.97 square miles (10.3 km2) of area, receives about 48.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 442.68 and is about 31% forested. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Lick Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Wide Mouth Branch Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Lick Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.