Sun Run Tributary to Ararat River
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Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Patrick
Physical characteristics
Source	Big Laurel Creek divide
• location	about 0.25 miles east of Groundhog Mountain
• coordinates	36°38′42″N 080°31′19″W / 36.64500°N 80.52194°W / 36.64500; -80.52194[1]
• elevation	2,730 ft (830 m)[2]
Mouth	Ararat 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]
Length	2.85 mi (4.59 km)[3]
Basin size	1.80 square miles (4.7 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Ararat River
• average	3.94 cu ft/s (0.112 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	Goosecreek 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.

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.^[2]

Sun Run drains 1.80 square miles (4.7 km²) of area, receives about 54.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 283.34, and is about 80% forested.^[4]

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