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Johns_Run_(Sandy_Creek_tributary) Latitude and Longitude:
36°47′09″N 079°08′42″W / 36.78583°N 79.14500°W / 36.78583; -79.14500
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Johns Run
Tributary to Sandy Creek
Map of Johns Run mouth location
Map of Johns Run mouth location
Location of Johns Run mouth
Map of Johns Run mouth location
Map of Johns Run mouth location
Johns Run (Sandy Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State Virginia
Counties Pittsylvania
Halifax
Physical characteristics
SourceElkhorn Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.25 south of Lucks, Virginia
 • coordinates 36°48′30″N 079°13′07″W / 36.80833°N 79.21861°W / 36.80833; -79.21861 [1]
 • elevation590 ft (180 m) [2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 1 miles northeast of Henrys Mill, Virginia
 • coordinates
 36°47′09″N 079°08′42″W / 36.78583°N 79.14500°W / 36.78583; -79.14500 [1]
 • elevation
458 ft (140 m) [3]
Length5.06 mi (8.14 km) [4]
Basin size4.87 square miles (12.6 km2) [5]
Discharge 
 • location Sandy Creek
 • average11.86 cu ft/s (0.336 m3/s) at mouth with Sandy Creek [5]
Basin features
Progression Sandy Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River system Roanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesPickaway Road, Dabney House Road, Johns Run Road

Johns Run is a 5.06 mi (8.14 km) long 2nd order tributary to Sandy Creek in Halifax County, Virginia.

Course

Johns Run rises about 0.25 miles south of Lucks, Virginia in Pittsylvania County and then flows southeast to join Sandy Creek about 1 mile northeast of Henrys Mill. [3]

Watershed

Johns Run drains 9.42 square miles (24.4 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 387.23, and is about 66% forested. [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Johns Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Johns Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 July 2021.


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