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Lick Branch (Sandy Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 36°43′47″N 079°11′22″W / 36.72972°N 79.18944°W / 36.72972; -79.18944
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Lick Branch
Tributary to Sandy 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 (Sandy Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Birch Creek divide
 • locationabout 2 miles west of Red Oak Hollow, Virginia
 • coordinates36°43′26″N 079°13′33″W / 36.72389°N 79.22583°W / 36.72389; -79.22583[1]
 • elevation650 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 / 36.72972; -79.18944[1]
 • elevation
478 ft (146 m)[3]
Length3.68 mi (5.92 km)[4]
Basin size4.87 square miles (12.6 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationSandy Creek
 • average6.27 cu ft/s (0.178 m3/s) at mouth with Sandy Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionSandy CreekBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesRandolph Drive

Lick Branch is a 3.68 mi (5.92 km) long 2nd order tributary to Sandy Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course

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Lick 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

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Lick 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Lick Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Lick Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 July 2021.