| Lovills Creek | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Ararat River |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Lovills Creek mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Lovills Creek mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina Virginia |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Surry Carroll |
| Subdivision Type4: | Cities |
| Subdivision Name4: | Mount Airy |
| Length: | 17.24miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Ararat River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 57cuft/s at mouth with Ararat River[2] |
| Source1: | Pine Creek divide |
| Source1 Location: | about 0.5 miles east of Wards Gap |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 36.6717°N -80.6183°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 2615feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Ararat River |
| Mouth Location: | Mount Airy, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 36.4758°N -80.6183°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 975feet |
| Progression: | Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries Left: | School House Creek |
| Tributaries Right: | Waterfall Branch Elk Spur Branch Halls Branch Rocky Creek |
| Waterbodies: | Lovill's Creek Lake |
| Bridges: | Cherry 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 17.24miles 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.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
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.[4]
Lovills Creek drains of area, receives about 49.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 318.89, and is about 57% forested.[2]