Lick Branch (Dan River tributary)

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Lick Branch
Tributary to Dan River
Map of Lick Branch mouth location
Map of Lick Branch mouth location
Location of Lick Branch mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyHalifax
Physical characteristics
SourceHyco River divide
 • locationabout 2 miles east-northeast of Omega, Virginia
 • coordinates36°40′43″N 078°46′35″W / 36.67861°N 78.77639°W / 36.67861; -78.77639[1]
 • elevation400 ft (120 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 3.5 miles northeast of Omega, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°41′53″N 078°46′36″W / 36.69806°N 78.77667°W / 36.69806; -78.77667Coordinates: 36°41′53″N 078°46′36″W / 36.69806°N 78.77667°W / 36.69806; -78.77667[1]
 • elevation
318 ft (97 m)[2]
Length1.49 mi (2.40 km)[3]
Basin size0.88 square miles (2.3 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationDan River
 • average1.17 cu ft/s (0.033 m3/s) at mouth with Dan River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionDan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesRamble Road

Lick Branch is a 1.49 mi (2.40 km) long 1st order tributary to the Dan River in Halifax County, Virginia.

Course[]

Lick Branch rises about 2.0 miles east-northeast of Omega, Virginia, and then flows north to join the Dan River about 3.5 miles northeast of Omega.[2]

Watershed[]

Lick Branch drains 0.88 square miles (2.3 km2) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 410.97, and is about 53% forested.[4]

See also[]

  • List of Virginia Rivers

References[]

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Lick Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Lick Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 August 2021.


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