Lick Branch is a 3.68 mi (5.92 km) long 2nd order tributary to Sandy Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
| Lick Branch Tributary to Sandy Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Lick Branch mouth  Lick Branch (Sandy Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Birch Creek divide |
| • location | about 2 miles west of Red Oak Hollow, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°43′26″N 079°13′33″W / 36.72389°N 79.22583°W[1] |
| • elevation | 650 ft (200 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 1 mile south of Pickaway, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°43′47″N 079°11′22″W / 36.72972°N 79.18944°W[1] |
• elevation | 478 ft (146 m)[3] |
| Length | 3.68 mi (5.92 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 4.87 square miles (12.6 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Sandy Creek |
| • average | 6.27 cu ft/s (0.178 m3/s) at mouth with Sandy Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Sandy Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Randolph Drive |
Course
editLick Branch rises about 2 miles west of Red Oak Hollow, Virginia in Pittsylvania County and then flows northeast to join Sandy Creek about 1 mile south of Pickaway.[3]
Watershed
editLick Branch drains 4.02 square miles (10.4 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 372.40, and is about 54% forested.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Lick Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Lick Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 July 2021.