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Lovills Creek

Coordinates: 36°28′33″N 080°37′06″W / 36.47583°N 80.61833°W / 36.47583; -80.61833
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Lovills Creek
Tributary to Ararat River
Map of Lovills Creek mouth location
Map of Lovills Creek mouth location
Location of Lovills Creek mouth
Map of Lovills Creek mouth location
Map of Lovills Creek mouth location
Lovills Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
Virginia
CountySurry
Carroll
CitiesMount Airy
Physical characteristics
SourcePine Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles east of Wards Gap
 • coordinates36°40′18″N 080°37′06″W / 36.67167°N 80.61833°W / 36.67167; -80.61833[1]
 • elevation2,615 ft (797 m)[2]
MouthArarat River
 • location
Mount Airy, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°28′33″N 080°37′06″W / 36.47583°N 80.61833°W / 36.47583; -80.61833[1]
 • elevation
975 ft (297 m)[2]
Length17.24 mi (27.75 km)[3]
Basin size35.97 square miles (93.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationArarat River
 • average57.00 cu ft/s (1.614 m3/s) at mouth with Ararat River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftSchool House Creek
 • rightWaterfall Branch
Elk Spur Branch
Halls Branch
Rocky Creek
WaterbodiesLovill's Creek Lake
BridgesCherry Crest Drive, Wards Gap Road, Crotts Hollow Road, Epworth Road, Fish Lake Road, Greenhill Road, US 52, W Independence Boulevard, NC 89, Worth Street, Rockford Street, US 52, Carter Street


Lovills Creek is a 17.24 mi (27.75 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Variant names

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

  • Lovel Creek
  • Lovels Creek
  • Lovets Creek
  • Loving Creek

Course

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Lovills Creek rises about 0.5 miles east of Wards Gap on the Pine Creek divide in Carroll County, Virginia. Lovills Creek than flows south into Surry County, North Carolina to join the Ararat River at Mount Airy.[2]

Watershed

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Lovills Creek drains 35.97 square miles (93.2 km2) of area, receives about 49.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 318.89, and is about 57% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Lovills Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Lovills Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Lovills Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 September 2020.