Lick Branch is a 3.38 mi (5.44 km) long 1st order tributary to Dutch Buffalo Creek in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

Lick Branch Tributary to Dutch Buffalo Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Cabarrus Rowan
Physical characteristics
Source	Cold Water Creek divide
• location	about 3 miles east of Kannapolis, North Carolina[1]
• coordinates	35°30′24″N 080°32′00″W[2]
• elevation	798 ft (243 m)[1]
Mouth	Dutch Buffalo Creek
• location	about 1 mile west of Rimer, North Carolina[3]
• coordinates	35°28′13″N 080°30′05″W[2]
• elevation	659 ft (201 m)[3]
Length	3.38 mi (5.44 km)[4]
Basin size	1.62 square miles (4.2 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Dutch Buffalo Creek
• average	2.07 cu ft/s (0.059 m3/s) at mouth with Dutch Buffalo Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	Dutch Buffalo Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Pee Dee River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Gregory Road, Sapp Road, Barrier Road

Course

Lick Branch rises about 3 miles east of Kannapolis, North Carolina in Rowan County,[1] and then flows southeast into Cabarrus County to join Dutch Buffalo Creek about 1 mile west of Rimer.[3]

Watershed

Lick Branch drains 1.62 square miles (4.2 km²) of area, receives about 46.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 411.61, and is about 51% forested.[5]

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