Lick Branch (Lanes Creek tributary) explained

Lick Branch
Name Other:Tributary to Lanes Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA North Carolina#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Lick Branch mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Union
Subdivision Type4:City
Subdivision Name4:Marshville
Length:4.72miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Lanes Creek
Discharge1 Avg:4.81cuft/s at mouth with Lanes Creek[2]
Source1:Salem Creek divide
Source1 Location:pond on the southwest side of Marshville, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:34.9822°N -80.3772°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:558feet[4]
Mouth:Lanes Creek
Mouth Location:about 2 miles northeast of Marshville, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:34.9714°N -80.3092°W
Mouth Elevation:389feet
Progression:Lanes CreekRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Pee Dee River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:W Main Street, Morgan Place (x2), S Elm Street, S White Street, Hasty Road

Lick Branch is a 4.72miles long 2nd order tributary to Lanes Creek in Union County, North Carolina.

Course

Lick Branch rises in a pond on the southwest side of Marshville, North Carolina in Union County. Lick Branch then flows east to meet Lanes Creek about 2 miles southeast of Marshville.[4]

Watershed

Lick Branch drains of area, receives about 48.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 442.68 and is about 31% forested.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 24 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Lick Branch Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 24 October 2020.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Lick Branch . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 24 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Wide Mouth Branch Topo Map in Union . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 24 October 2020 . en.