Lick Branch (Bearskin Creek tributary)
| Lick Branch Tributary to Bearskin Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Lick Branch mouth  Lick Branch (Bearskin Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Cherrystone Creek divide |
| • location | pond about 0.5 miles south of Weal, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°49′11″N 079°27′21″W / 36.81972°N 79.45583°W[1] |
| • elevation | 810 ft (250 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 1 mile north-northeast of Jones Mill, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°46′30″N 079°27′25″W / 36.77500°N 79.45694°W[1] |
• elevation | 617 ft (188 m)[3] |
| Length | 2.64 mi (4.25 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 2.34 square miles (6.1 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Bearskin Creek |
| • average | 3.29 cu ft/s (0.093 m3/s) at mouth with Bearskin Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Bearskin Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Hickory Road, Irish Road |
Lick Branch is a 2.64 mi (4.25 km) long 2nd order tributary to Bearskin Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
Course
Lick Branch rises in a pond about 0.5 miles south of Weal, Virginia and then flows south to join Bearskin Creek about 1 mile northeast of Jones Mill.[3]
Watershed
Lick Branch drains 2.34 square miles (6.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 395.51, and is about 43% forested.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Lick Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Lick Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 August 2021.