Lick Run (Sewickley Creek tributary)
Lick Run is a 2.68 mi (4.31 km) long 1st order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
| Lick Run Tributary to Sewickley Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Lick Run mouth  Lick Run (Sewickley Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Westmoreland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Sewickley Creek divide |
| • location | Mendon, Pennsylvania[1] |
| • coordinates | 40°10′49″N 079°40′26″W[2] |
| • elevation | 1,090 ft (330 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Sewickley Creek |
• location | Yukon, Pennsylvania[3] |
• coordinates | 40°12′29″N 079°40′21″W[2] |
• elevation | 905 ft (276 m)[3] |
| Length | 2.68 mi (4.31 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 1.66 square miles (4.3 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Sewickley Creek |
| • average | 2.14 cu ft/s (0.061 m3/s) at mouth with Sewickley Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Sewickley Creek → Youghiogheny River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Monongahela River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | I-70 (x2), Waltz Mill Road |
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[2]
- Hull Run
Course
Lick Run rise at Mendon, Pennsylvania,[1] and then flows north to join Sewickley Creek at Yukon.[3]
Watershed
Lick Run drains 1.66 square miles (4.3 km2) of area, receives about 40.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 342.83, and is about 70% forested.[5]
References
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- "GNIS Detail - Lick Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- "Lick Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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