Kings Run (Ararat River tributary)
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| Kings Run Tributary to Ararat River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Kings Run mouth  Kings Run (Ararat River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Patrick |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Pine Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.1 miles southwest of Groundhog Mountain |
| • coordinates | 36°38′29″N 080°31′54″W / 36.64139°N 80.53167°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,720 ft (830 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Ararat River |
• location | about 0.5 miles northwest of Ararat, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°35′26″N 080°32′54″W / 36.59056°N 80.54833°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,275 ft (389 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.59 mi (4.17 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 1.47 square miles (3.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Ararat River |
| • average | 3.03 cu ft/s (0.086 m3/s) at mouth with Ararat River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Raven Rock Road, Spring Branch Road |
Kings Run is a 2.59 mi (4.17 km) long 1st order tributary to the Ararat River in Patrick County, Virginia.
Kings Run rises on the divide of an unnamed tributary to Pine Creek in Patrick County about 0.1 miles southwest of Groundhog Mountain. Kings Run then flows south to join the Ararat River about 0.5 miles northwest of Ararat, Virginia.[2]