School House Creek (Lovills Creek tributary) explained

School House Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Lovills Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA North Carolina#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of School House Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of School House Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Surry
Length:1.56miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Lovills Creek
Discharge1 Avg:1.73cuft/s at mouth with Lovills Creek[2]
Source1:unnamed tributary to Johnson Creek divide
Source1 Location:about 1 mile north of Mount Airy, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:36.8889°N -80.6136°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1290feet[4]
Mouth Location:about 0.5 miles west of Salem, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:36.5386°N -80.6214°W
Mouth Elevation:1063feet
Progression:Lovills CreekArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Yadkin River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Cross Creek Drive, Greenhill Road

School House Creek is a 1.56miles long 1st order tributary to Lovills Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.

Course

School House Creek rises about 1 mile north of Mount Airy, North Carolina in Surry County and then flows south and then southwest to join Lovills Creek about 0.5 miles west of Salem.[4]

Watershed

School House Creek drains of area, receives about 47.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 329.52, and is about 53% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 24 July 2021.
  2. Web site: School House Creek Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US Geological Survey . 24 July 2021.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - School House Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 25 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 25 July 2021 . en.