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Dry Run (Birds Branch tributary)

Coordinates: 36°36′18″N 080°32′10″W / 36.60500°N 80.53611°W / 36.60500; -80.53611
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Dry Run
Tributary to Birds Branch
Map of Dry Run mouth location
Map of Dry Run mouth location
Location of Dry Run mouth
Map of Dry Run mouth location
Map of Dry Run mouth location
Dry Run (Birds Branch tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPatrick
Physical characteristics
SourceDoe Run Creek divide
 • locationabout 2 miles southwest of Groundhog Mountain
 • coordinates36°37′53″N 080°32′58″W / 36.63139°N 80.54944°W / 36.63139; -80.54944[1]
 • elevation1,770 ft (540 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 1 mile west-northwest of Ararat, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°36′18″N 080°32′10″W / 36.60500°N 80.53611°W / 36.60500; -80.53611[1]
 • elevation
1,296 ft (395 m)[3]
Length1.89 mi (3.04 km)[4]
Basin size0.57 square miles (1.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBirds Branch
 • average1.08 cu ft/s (0.031 m3/s) at mouth with Birds Branch[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBirds BranchArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesTwin Oak Road, Doe Run Road, Grogan Branch Lane, Marigold Lane

Dry Run is a 1.89 mi (3.04 km) long 1st order tributary to Birds Branch in Patrick County, Virginia.

Course

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Dry Run rises about 2 miles southwest of Groundhog Mountain in Patrick County, Virginia and then flows south-southeast to join Birds Branch about 1 mile west-northwest Ararat.[3]

Watershed

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Dry Run drains 0.57 square miles (1.5 km2) of area, receives about 50.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 378.73, and is about 45% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Dry Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Dry Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 July 2021.