Doe Run Creek Tributary to Ararat River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Patrick |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Johnson Creek divide |
• location | about 2 miles west of Groundhog Mountain peak |
• coordinates | 36°38′31″N 080°33′14″W / 36.64194°N 80.55389°W [1] |
• elevation | 2,500 ft (760 m) [2] |
Mouth | Ararat River |
• location | about 1 mile northwest of The Hollow, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°35′25″N 080°32′56″W / 36.59028°N 80.54889°W [1] |
• elevation | 1,188 ft (362 m) [2] |
Length | 3.78 mi (6.08 km) [3] |
Basin size | 2.63 square miles (6.8 km2) [4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Ararat River |
• average | 4.69 cu ft/s (0.133 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 | Mire Branch |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Logan Bluff, Youngs View Trail, Green Spring Road, Friends Mission Road |
Doe Run Creek is a 3.73 mi (6.00 km) long
1st order tributary to the
Ararat River in
Patrick County, Virginia.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: [1]
Doe Run Creek rises on the Johnson Creek divide about 2 miles west of the Groundhog Mountain peak in Patrick County. Doe Run Creek then flows south to join the Ararat River about 1 mile northwest of The Hollow, Virginia. [2]
Doe Run Creek drains 2.63 square miles (6.8 km2) of area, receives about 50.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 307.61, and is about 73% forested. [4]