Lick Run (Youghiogheny River tributary)

Lick Run is a 2.47 mi (3.98 km) long 1st order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Lick Run
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Location of Lick Run mouth
Lick Run (Youghiogheny River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
Physical characteristics
SourceBear Run divide
 • locationabout 2 miles north of Bidwell, Pennsylvania[1]
 • coordinates39°53′53″N 079°24′49″W[2]
 • elevation2,100 ft (640 m)[1]
MouthYoughiogheny River
 • location
Bidwell, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
39°51′19″N 079°25′13″W[2]
 • elevation
1,272 ft (388 m)[3]
Length2.47 mi (3.98 km)[4]
Basin size2.54 square miles (6.6 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationYoughiogheny River
 • average5.43 cu ft/s (0.154 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally south[4]
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

Course

Lick Run rises about 2 miles north of Bidwell, Pennsylvania,[1] and then flows south to join the Youghiogheny River at Bidwell.[3]

Watershed

Lick Run drains 2.54 square miles (6.6 km2) of area, receives about 49.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 305.60, and is about 91% forested.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. "GNIS Detail - Lick Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. "Lick Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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