Lick Run (Sugar Creek tributary)

Lick Run is a 2.63 mi (4.23 km) long 2nd order tributary to Sugar Creek in Venango County, Pennsylvania.

Lick Run
Tributary to Sugar Creek
Lick Run (Sugar Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Lick Run (Sugar Creek tributary)
Location of Lick Run mouth
Lick Run (Sugar Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Lick Run (Sugar Creek tributary)
Lick Run (Sugar Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyVenango
Physical characteristics
SourcePatchel Run and Wolf Run divide
 • locationabout 2 miles northeast of Sugarcreek, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates41°27′20″N 079°51′14″W / 41.45556°N 79.85389°W / 41.45556; -79.85389[1]
 • elevation1,420 ft (430 m)[2]
MouthSugar Creek
 • location
Sugar Creek, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
41°25′31″N 079°52′31″W / 41.42528°N 79.87528°W / 41.42528; -79.87528[1]
 • elevation
1,014 ft (309 m)[2]
Length2.63 mi (4.23 km)[4]
Basin size2.49 square miles (6.4 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationSugar Creek
 • average4.37 cu ft/s (0.124 m3/s) at mouth with Sugar Creek[5]
Basin features
Progressionsouth
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries

Course

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Lick Run rises on the Patchel and Wolf Run divide about 2 miles northeast of Sugarcreek, Pennsylvania in Venango County. Lick Run then flows south to meet Sugar Creek at Sugar Creek, Pennsylvania in Venango County.[2]

Watershed

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Lick Run drains 2.49 square miles (6.4 km2) of area, receives about 44.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 417.44, and has an average water temperature of 8.26 °C.[5] The watershed is 71.2% forested.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Lick Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Lick Run Topo Map, Venango County PA (Utica Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Sugar Creek Topo Map, Venango County PA (Utica Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d "Lick Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 December 2019.