Kings Run (Ararat River tributary)

Kings Run Tributary to Ararat River
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Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Patrick
Physical characteristics
Source	unnamed tributary to Pine Creek divide
• location	about 0.1 miles southwest of Groundhog Mountain
• coordinates	36°38′29″N 080°31′54″W[1]
• elevation	2,720 ft (830 m)[2]
Mouth	Ararat River
• location	about 0.5 miles northwest of Ararat, Virginia
• coordinates	36°35′26″N 080°32′54″W[1]
• elevation	1,275 ft (389 m)[2]
Length	2.59 mi (4.17 km)[3]
Basin size	1.47 square miles (3.8 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Ararat River
• average	3.03 cu ft/s (0.086 m^3/s) at mouth with Ararat River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Yadkin River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Raven Rock Road, Spring Branch Road

Kings Run is a 2.59 mi (4.17 km) long 1st order tributary to the Ararat River in Patrick County, Virginia.

Course

Kings Run rises on the divide of an unnamed tributary to Pine Creek in Patrick County about 0.1 miles southwest of Groundhog Mountain. Kings Run then flows south to join the Ararat River about 0.5 miles northwest of Ararat, Virginia.^[2]

Watershed

Kings Run drains 1.47 square miles (3.8 km²) of area, receives about 53.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 296.44, and is about 70% forested.^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Virginia

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Kings Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
2. "Clarks Creek Topo Map in Patrick". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
4. "Kings Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 September 2020.