| Lick Branch | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Dutch Buffalo Creek |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Lick Branch mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Lick Branch mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Cabarrus Rowan |
| Length: | 3.38miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Dutch Buffalo Creek |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 2.07cuft/s at mouth with Dutch Buffalo Creek[2] |
| Source1: | Cold Water Creek divide |
| Source1 Location: | about 3 miles east of Kannapolis, North Carolina[3] |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.5067°N -80.5333°W[4] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 798feet |
| Mouth: | Dutch Buffalo Creek |
| Mouth Location: | about 1 mile west of Rimer, North Carolina[5] |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.4703°N -80.5014°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 659feet |
| Progression: | Dutch Buffalo Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges: | Gregory Road, Sapp Road, Barrier Road |
Lick Branch is a 3.38miles long 1st order tributary to Dutch Buffalo Creek in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
Lick Branch rises about 3 miles east of Kannapolis, North Carolina in Rowan County,[3] and then flows southeast into Cabarrus County to join Dutch Buffalo Creek about 1 mile west of Rimer.[5]
Lick Branch drains of area, receives about 46.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 411.61, and is about 51% forested.[2]