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
Map of Lick Run mouth location
Map of Lick Run mouth location
Location of Lick Run mouth
Map of Lick Run mouth location
Map of Lick Run mouth location
Lick Run (Sewickley Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Sewickley Creek divide
 • locationMendon, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates40°10′49″N 079°40′26″W / 40.18028°N 79.67389°W / 40.18028; -79.67389[1]
 • elevation1,090 ft (330 m)[2]
MouthSewickley Creek
 • location
Yukon, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
40°12′29″N 079°40′21″W / 40.20806°N 79.67250°W / 40.20806; -79.67250[1]
 • elevation
905 ft (276 m)[3]
Length2.68 mi (4.31 km)[4]
Basin size1.66 square miles (4.3 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationSewickley Creek
 • average2.14 cu ft/s (0.061 m3/s) at mouth with Sewickley Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionSewickley CreekYoughiogheny RiverMonongahela RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesI-70 (x2), Waltz Mill Road

Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Hull Run

Course

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Lick Run rise at Mendon, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows north to join Sewickley Creek at Yukon.[3]

Watershed

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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

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Lick Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Lick Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 November 2020.