Sun Run | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Ararat River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Sun Run mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Sun Run mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Patrick |
Length: | 2.85miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Ararat River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 3.94cuft/s at mouth with Ararat River[2] |
Source1: | Big Laurel Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 0.25 miles east of Groundhog Mountain |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.645°N -80.5219°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 2730feet[4] |
Mouth: | Ararat River |
Mouth Location: | about 2 miles northwest of Carters Mill, Virginia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.6139°N -80.5036°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 1365feet |
Progression: | Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Yadkin River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Goosecreek Lane (x2), Raven Rock Road |
Sun Run is a 2.85miles long 1st order tributary to the Ararat River in Patrick County, Virginia. This is the only stream in the United States with this name.
Sun Run rises on the Big Laurel Creek divide in Patrick County about 0.25 miles east of Groundhog Mountain. Sun Run then flows east then curves south to join the Ararat River about 2 miles northwest of Carters Mill, Virginia.[4]
Sun Run drains of area, receives about 54.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 283.34, and is about 80% forested.[2]