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Lick Run
Map of Lick Run mouth location
Map of Lick Run mouth location
Map of Lick Run mouth location
Map of Lick Run mouth location
Location of Lick Run mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Sewickley Creek
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Westmoreland
Physical characteristics
Main source unnamed tributary to Sewickley Creek divide
Mendon, Pennsylvania
1,090 ft (330 m)
40°10′49″N 079°40′26″W / 40.18028°N 79.67389°W / 40.18028; -79.67389
River mouth Sewickley Creek
Yukon, Pennsylvania
905 ft (276 m)
40°12′29″N 079°40′21″W / 40.20806°N 79.67250°W / 40.20806; -79.67250
Length 2.68 mi (4.31 km)
Basin features
Progression generally north
River system Monongahela River
Basin size 1.66 square miles (4.3 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges I-70 (x2), Waltz Mill Road

Lick Run is a 2.68 mi (4.31 km) long 1st order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Variant names

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

  • Hull Run

Course

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

Watershed

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.

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