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Lick Branch (Bearskin Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 36°46′30″N 079°27′25″W / 36.77500°N 79.45694°W / 36.77500; -79.45694
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Lick Branch
Tributary to Bearskin Creek
Map of Lick Branch mouth location
Map of Lick Branch mouth location
Location of Lick Branch mouth
Map of Lick Branch mouth location
Map of Lick Branch mouth location
Lick Branch (Bearskin Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Cherrystone Creek divide
 • locationpond about 0.5 miles south of Weal, Virginia
 • coordinates36°49′11″N 079°27′21″W / 36.81972°N 79.45583°W / 36.81972; -79.45583[1]
 • elevation810 ft (250 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 1 mile north-northeast of Jones Mill, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°46′30″N 079°27′25″W / 36.77500°N 79.45694°W / 36.77500; -79.45694[1]
 • elevation
617 ft (188 m)[3]
Length2.64 mi (4.25 km)[4]
Basin size2.34 square miles (6.1 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBearskin Creek
 • average3.29 cu ft/s (0.093 m3/s) at mouth with Bearskin Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBearskin CreekBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesHickory Road, Irish Road

Lick Branch is a 2.64 mi (4.25 km) long 2nd order tributary to Bearskin Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course

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Lick Branch rises in a pond about 0.5 miles south of Weal, Virginia and then flows south to join Bearskin Creek about 1 mile northeast of Jones Mill.[3]

Watershed

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Lick Branch drains 2.34 square miles (6.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 395.51, and is about 43% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Lick Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Lick Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 August 2021.