Lick Branch is a 4.72 mi (7.60 km) long 2nd order tributary to Lanes Creek in Union County, North Carolina.

Lick Branch Tributary to Lanes Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Union
City	Marshville
Physical characteristics
Source	Salem Creek divide
• location	pond on the southwest side of Marshville, North Carolina
• coordinates	34°58′56″N 080°22′38″W[1]
• elevation	558 ft (170 m)[2]
Mouth	Lanes Creek
• location	about 2 miles northeast of Marshville, North Carolina
• coordinates	34°58′17″N 080°18′33″W[1]
• elevation	389 ft (119 m)[2]
Length	4.72 mi (7.60 km)[3]
Basin size	3.97 square miles (10.3 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Lanes Creek
• average	4.81 cu ft/s (0.136 m3/s) at mouth with Lanes Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	Lanes Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Pee Dee River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	W Main Street, Morgan Place (x2), S Elm Street, S White Street, Hasty Road

Course

Lick Branch rises in a pond on the southwest side of Marshville, North Carolina in Union County. Lick Branch then flows east to meet Lanes Creek about 2 miles southeast of Marshville.[2]

Watershed

Lick Branch drains 3.97 square miles (10.3 km²) of area, receives about 48.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 442.68 and is about 31% forested.[4]

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