Lick Branch (Huntington Creek tributary)

Lick Branch is a tributary of Huntington Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.

Lick Branch begins in a steep valley in the foothills of North Mountain, just south of Pennsylvania Route 118 in western Ross Township.

[1] Lick Branch joins Huntington Creek 19.64 miles (31.61 km) upstream of its mouth.

[5] Phillips Creek attempted to flow down the valley of Lick Branch prior to the glaciation of the area.

[2] Both the mouth and the source of the stream are in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Sweet Valley.

[6] The stream was designated as Class A Wild Trout Waters by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission in 1999.

[3] The stream is one of six direct tributaries of Huntington Creek to be designated as Class A Wild Trout Waters.

Lick Branch looking upstream