Kings Run (Ararat River tributary) facts for kids
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Location of Kings Run mouth
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Other name(s) | Tributary to Ararat River |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Patrick |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | unnamed tributary to Pine Creek divide about 0.1 miles southwest of Groundhog Mountain 2,720 ft (830 m) 36°38′29″N 080°31′54″W / 36.64139°N 80.53167°W |
River mouth | Ararat River about 0.5 miles northwest of Ararat, Virginia 1,275 ft (389 m) 36°35′26″N 080°32′54″W / 36.59056°N 80.54833°W |
Length | 2.59 mi (4.17 km) |
Basin features | |
Progression | south |
River system | Yadkin River |
Basin size | 1.47 square miles (3.8 km2) |
Tributaries |
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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.
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.
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