Lick Branch (Sandy Creek tributary)

Lick Branch is a 3.68 mi (5.92 km) long 2nd order tributary to Sandy Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Lick Branch Tributary to Sandy Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Pittsylvania
Physical characteristics
Source	unnamed tributary to Birch Creek divide
• location	about 2 miles west of Red Oak Hollow, Virginia
• coordinates	36°43′26″N 079°13′33″W[1]
• elevation	650 ft (200 m)[2]
Mouth
• location	about 1 mile south of Pickaway, Virginia
• coordinates	36°43′47″N 079°11′22″W[1]
• elevation	478 ft (146 m)[3]
Length	3.68 mi (5.92 km)[4]
Basin size	4.87 square miles (12.6 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Sandy Creek
• average	6.27 cu ft/s (0.178 m3/s) at mouth with Sandy Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	Sandy Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Roanoke River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Randolph Drive

Course

Lick Branch rises about 2 miles west of Red Oak Hollow, Virginia in Pittsylvania County and then flows northeast to join Sandy Creek about 1 mile south of Pickaway.^[3]

Watershed

Lick Branch drains 4.02 square miles (10.4 km²) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 372.40, and is about 54% forested.^[5]

See also

• List of Virginia Rivers