Sun Run is a 2.85 mi (4.59 km) long 1st order tributary to the Ararat River in Patrick County, Virginia. This is the only stream in the United States with this name.
| Sun Run Tributary to Ararat River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Sun Run mouth  Sun Run (Ararat River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Patrick |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Big Laurel Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles east of Groundhog Mountain |
| • coordinates | 36°38′42″N 080°31′19″W / 36.64500°N 80.52194°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,730 ft (830 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Ararat River |
• location | about 2 miles northwest of Carters Mill, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°36′50″N 080°30′13″W / 36.61389°N 80.50361°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,365 ft (416 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.85 mi (4.59 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 1.80 square miles (4.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Ararat River |
| • average | 3.94 cu ft/s (0.112 m3/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 | Goosecreek Lane (x2), Raven Rock Road |
Course
editSun Run rises on the Big Laurel Creek divide in Patrick County about 0.25 miles east of Groundhog Mountain. Sun Run then flows east then curves south to join the Ararat River about 2 miles northwest of Carters Mill, Virginia.[2]
Watershed
editSun Run drains 1.80 square miles (4.7 km2) of area, receives about 54.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 283.34, and is about 80% forested.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Sun Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Clarks Creek Topo Map in Patrick". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Sun Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 September 2020.