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Kings Run (Ararat River tributary)

Coordinates: 36°35′26″N 080°32′54″W / 36.59056°N 80.54833°W / 36.59056; -80.54833
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Kings Run
Tributary to Ararat River
Map of Kings Run mouth location
Map of Kings Run mouth location
Location of Kings Run mouth
Map of Kings Run mouth location
Map of Kings Run mouth location
Kings Run (Ararat River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPatrick
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Pine Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.1 miles southwest of Groundhog Mountain
 • coordinates36°38′29″N 080°31′54″W / 36.64139°N 80.53167°W / 36.64139; -80.53167[1]
 • elevation2,720 ft (830 m)[2]
MouthArarat River
 • location
about 0.5 miles northwest of Ararat, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°35′26″N 080°32′54″W / 36.59056°N 80.54833°W / 36.59056; -80.54833[1]
 • elevation
1,275 ft (389 m)[2]
Length2.59 mi (4.17 km)[3]
Basin size1.47 square miles (3.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationArarat River
 • average3.03 cu ft/s (0.086 m3/s) at mouth with Ararat River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesRaven 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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Kings Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "Kings Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 September 2020.