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Johns Run (Sweden Fork tributary)

Coordinates: 36°45′57″N 079°15′42″W / 36.76583°N 79.26167°W / 36.76583; -79.26167
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Johns Run
Tributary to Sweden Fork
Map of Johns Run mouth location
Map of Johns Run mouth location
Location of Johns Run mouth
Map of Johns Run mouth location
Map of Johns Run mouth location
Johns Run (Sweden Fork tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Banister River divide
 • locationpond about 1 mile north of Spring Garden, Virginia
 • coordinates36°47′43″N 079°18′33″W / 36.79528°N 79.30917°W / 36.79528; -79.30917[1]
 • elevation722 ft (220 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 1 mile northeast of Dodson Corners, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°45′57″N 079°15′42″W / 36.76583°N 79.26167°W / 36.76583; -79.26167[1]
 • elevation
493 ft (150 m)[3]
Length3.87 mi (6.23 km)[4]
Basin size3.84 square miles (9.9 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationSweden Fork
 • average5.14 cu ft/s (0.146 m3/s) at mouth with Sweden Fork[5]
Basin features
ProgressionSweden ForkSandy CreekBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesSpring Garden Road

Johns Run is a 3.87 mi (6.23 km) long 1st order tributary to Sweden Fork in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course

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Johns Run rises in a pond about 1 mile north of Spring Garden, Virginia in Pittsylvania County and then flows generally south to join Sweden Fork about 1 mile northeast of Dodson Corners.[3]

Watershed

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Johns Run drains 3.84 square miles (9.9 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 393.97, and is about 41% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Johns Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Johns Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 31 July 2021.