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Lick Run (Kings Creek tributary)

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Lick Run
Tributary to Kings Creek
Map of Lick Run mouth location
Map of Lick Run mouth location
Location of Lick Run mouth
Map of Lick Run mouth location
Map of Lick Run mouth location
Lick Run (Kings Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHancock
Physical characteristics
SourceNorth Fork Kings Creek divide
 • locationabout 3 miles northeast of Sun Valley, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°27′24″N 080°31′43″W / 40.45667°N 80.52861°W / 40.45667; -80.52861[1]
 • elevation1,120 ft (340 m)[2]
MouthKings Creek
 • location
about 1 mile northeast of Weirton, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°25′41″N 080°32′13″W / 40.42806°N 80.53694°W / 40.42806; -80.53694[1]
 • elevation
791 ft (241 m)[3]
Length2.02 mi (3.25 km)[4]
Basin size1.21 square miles (3.1 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationKings Creek
 • average1.55 cu ft/s (0.044 m3/s) at mouth with Kings Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionKings Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesLick Run Road (x3), WV 1

Lick Run is a 2.02 mi (3.25 km) long 1st order tributary to Kings Creek in Hancock County, West Virginia.

Lick Run rises about 3 miles northeast of Sun Valley, West Virginia, in Hancock County, West Virginia and then flows south to join Kings Creek about 1 mile northeast of Weirton.[3]

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