Lick Creek (Shamokin Creek tributary)
| Lick Creek | |
|---|---|
Lick Creek looking upstream | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | valley on a ridge in Shamokin Township, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 960 and 980 feet (290 and 300 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Shamokin Creek in Shamokin Township, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°50′58″N 76°35′14″W / 40.84945°N 76.58714°W |
• elevation | 545 ft (166 m) |
| Length | 2.7 mi (4.3 km) |
| Basin size | 2.46 mi2 (6.4 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Shamokin Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | three unnamed tributaries |
| • right | one unnamed tributary |
Lick Creek is a tributary of Shamokin Creek in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.7 miles (4.3 km) long and flows through Shamokin Township. The watershed of the creek has an area of 2.46 square miles (6.4 km2). The creek is not designated as impaired and its watershed is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. It supports some aquatic life.