Lick Branch (Lanes Creek tributary)

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

Lick Branch
Tributary to Lanes Creek
Lick Branch (Lanes Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Lick Branch (Lanes Creek tributary)
Location of Lick Branch mouth
Lick Branch (Lanes Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Lick Branch (Lanes Creek tributary)
Lick Branch (Lanes Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyUnion
CityMarshville
Physical characteristics
SourceSalem Creek divide
 • locationpond on the southwest side of Marshville, North Carolina
 • coordinates34°58′56″N 080°22′38″W / 34.98222°N 80.37722°W / 34.98222; -80.37722[1]
 • elevation558 ft (170 m)[2]
MouthLanes Creek
 • location
about 2 miles northeast of Marshville, North Carolina
 • coordinates
34°58′17″N 080°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 
 • locationLanes Creek
 • average4.81 cu ft/s (0.136 m3/s) at mouth with Lanes Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionLanes CreekRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesW Main Street, Morgan Place (x2), S Elm Street, S White Street, Hasty Road

Course

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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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Lick Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "Lick Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.