Sun Run (Ararat River tributary)

Sun Run
Tributary to Ararat River
Map of Sun Run mouth location
Map of Sun Run mouth location
Location of Sun Run mouth
Map of Sun Run mouth location
Map of Sun Run mouth location
Sun Run (Ararat River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPatrick
Physical characteristics
SourceBig Laurel Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles east of Groundhog Mountain
 • coordinates36°38′42″N 080°31′19″W / 36.64500°N 80.52194°W / 36.64500; -80.52194[1]
 • elevation2,730 ft (830 m)[2]
MouthArarat River
 • location
about 2 miles northwest of Carters Mill, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°36′50″N 080°30′13″W / 36.61389°N 80.50361°W / 36.61389; -80.50361[1]
 • elevation
1,365 ft (416 m)[2]
Length2.85 mi (4.59 km)[3]
Basin size1.80 square miles (4.7 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationArarat River
 • average3.94 cu ft/s (0.112 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
BridgesGoosecreek Lane (x2), Raven Rock Road


Sun Run is a 2.85 mi (4.59 km) long 1st order tributary to the Ararat River in Patrick County, Virginia. This is the only stream in the United States with this name.

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

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