Doe Run Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Ararat River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Doe Run Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Doe Run Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Patrick |
Length: | 3.78miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Ararat River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 4.69cuft/s at mouth with Ararat River[2] |
Source1: | Johnson Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 2 miles west of Groundhog Mountain peak |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.6419°N -80.5539°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 2500feet[4] |
Mouth: | Ararat River |
Mouth Location: | about 1 mile northwest of The Hollow, Virginia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.5903°N -80.5489°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 1188feet |
Progression: | Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Yadkin River |
Tributaries Left: | Mire Branch |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Logan Bluff, Youngs View Trail, Green Spring Road, Friends Mission Road |
Doe Run Creek is a 3.73miles 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:[3]
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.[4]
Doe Run Creek drains of area, receives about 50.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 307.61, and is about 73% forested.[2]