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Lick Run (Kings Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 40°25′41″N 080°32′13″W / 40.42806°N 80.53694°W / 40.42806; -80.53694
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Lick Run
Tributary to Kings Creek
Map of Lick Run mouth location
Map of Lick Run mouth location
Location of Lick Run mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHancock
Physical characteristics
SourceNorth Fork Kings Creek divide
 • locationabout 3 miles northeast of Sun Valley, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°27′24″N 080°31′43″W / 40.45667°N 80.52861°W / 40.45667; -80.52861[1]
 • elevation1,120 ft (340 m)[2]
MouthKings Creek
 • location
about 1 mile northeast of Weirton, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°25′41″N 080°32′13″W / 40.42806°N 80.53694°W / 40.42806; -80.53694[1]
 • elevation
791 ft (241 m)[3]
Length2.02 mi (3.25 km)[4]
Basin size1.21 square miles (3.1 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationKings Creek
 • average1.55 cu ft/s (0.044 m3/s) at mouth with Kings Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionKings CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesLick Run Road (x3), WV 1

Lick Run is a 2.02 mi (3.25 km) long 1st order tributary to Kings Creek in Hancock County, West Virginia.

Course

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Lick Run rises about 3 miles northeast of Sun Valley, West Virginia, in Hancock County, West Virginia and then flows south to join Kings Creek about 1 mile northeast of Weirton.[3]

Watershed

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Lick Run drains 1.37 square miles (3.5 km2) of area, receives about 39.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 285.38, and is about 81% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "GNIS Detail - Lick Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Lick Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 9 June 2021.