Lick Run (Roaring Creek)

Lick Run
Lick Run in its lower reaches
Basin features
Main source	Locust Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
River mouth	Roaring Creek in Locust Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania 810 ft (250 m) 40°53′51″N 76°23′17″W / 40.89741°N 76.38813°W / 40.89741; -76.38813Coordinates: 40°53′51″N 76°23′17″W / 40.89741°N 76.38813°W / 40.89741; -76.38813
Basin size	5.97 sq mi (15.5 km2)
Physical characteristics
Length	4.2 mi (6.8 km)

Lick Run is a small tributary of Roaring Creek in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 4.2 miles (6.8 km) long. It is entirely in Locust Township. Its watershed has an area of 5.97 square miles. It is designated as a coldwater fishery and Class A Wild Trout Waters. Brown trout inhabit it, as to 14 other fish species. Numerous species of macroinvertebrate also inhabit the stream.

Lick Run starts in southern Locust Township north of a mountain. It flows northeast into central Locust Township and then turns north for a short distance. The stream then turns northeast, passing the community of Newlin, and then gradually turns north again. Shortly downstream, it enters Roaring Creek some distance southeast of Slabtown.

Lick Run joins Roaring Creek 14.08 miles (22.66 km) upstream of its mouth.

In a visual assessment on a scale of 0 to 28 (with a higher number indicating higher quality), Lick Run scored 16.5 at Poorhouse Road. At Mill Road, near its mouth, the stream scored 20.5.

Lick Run experiences siltation in its lower reaches.

2.24 miles (3.60 km) upstream of its mouth, the water temperature of Lick Run was observed to be 17.4 °C (63.3 °F) on July 31, 2003. At its mouth, the temperature was 18.3 °C (64.9 °F) on the same day.

Lick Run is 4.2 miles (6.8 km) long and 3.8 metres (12 ft) wide. Its elevation decreases at a rate of 13.8 metres (45 ft) per kilometer. The stream has an elevation of 810 feet (250 m) about sea level at its mouth.

Lick Run is in the Catawissa, Mount Carmel, and Ashland United States Geological Survey quadrangles. The stream's watershed has an area of 5.97 square miles.

56 percent of Lick Run is within 100 metres (330 ft) of a road and 97 percent is within 300 metres (980 ft) of a road. All of the stream's length is within 500 metres (1,600 ft) of a road. None of the stream is public, but 70 percent of it is private and open. The remaining 30 percent is private and closed.