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Stream in Virginia, USA
Johns Run
Tributary to Sandy Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountiesPittsylvania
Halifax
Physical characteristics
SourceElkhorn Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.25 south of Lucks, Virginia
 • coordinates36°48′30″N 079°13′07″W / 36.80833°N 79.21861°W / 36.80833; -79.21861
 • elevation590 ft (180 m)
Mouth 
 • locationabout 1 miles northeast of Henrys Mill, Virginia
 • coordinates36°47′09″N 079°08′42″W / 36.78583°N 79.14500°W / 36.78583; -79.14500
 • elevation458 ft (140 m)
Length5.06 mi (8.14 km)
Basin size4.87 square miles (12.6 km)
Discharge 
 • locationSandy Creek
 • average11.86 cu ft/s (0.336 m/s) at mouth with Sandy Creek
Basin features
ProgressionSandy CreekBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesPickaway Road, Dabney House Road, Johns Run Road

Johns Run is a 5.06 mi (8.14 km) long 2nd order tributary to Sandy Creek in Halifax County, Virginia.

Course

Johns Run rises about 0.25 miles south of Lucks, Virginia in Pittsylvania County and then flows southeast to join Sandy Creek about 1 mile northeast of Henrys Mill.

Watershed

Johns Run drains 9.42 square miles (24.4 km) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 387.23, and is about 66% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Johns Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Johns Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 July 2021.


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