Doe Run Creek (Ararat River tributary)


Doe Run Creek is a 3.73 mi (6.00 km) long 1st order tributary to the Ararat River in Patrick County, Virginia.

Doe Run Creek
Tributary to Ararat River
Location of Doe Run Creek mouth
Doe Run Creek (Ararat River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPatrick
Physical characteristics
SourceJohnson Creek divide
  locationabout 2 miles west of Groundhog Mountain peak
  coordinates36°38′31″N 080°33′14″W[1]
  elevation2,500 ft (760 m)[2]
MouthArarat River
  location
about 1 mile northwest of The Hollow, Virginia
  coordinates
36°35′25″N 080°32′56″W[1]
  elevation
1,188 ft (362 m)[2]
Length3.78 mi (6.08 km)[3]
Basin size2.63 square miles (6.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationArarat River
  average4.69 cu ft/s (0.133 m3/s) at mouth with Ararat River[4]
Basin features
Progressionsouth
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
  leftMire Branch
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesLogan Bluff, Youngs View Trail, Green Spring Road, Friends Mission Road

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Doe Run Baptist Church

Course

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]

Watershed

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]

See also

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Doe Run Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. "Clarks Creek Topo Map in Patrick". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. "Doe Run Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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