Lovills Creek facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lovills Creek
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Other name(s)	Tributary to Ararat River
Country	United States
State	North Carolina Virginia
County	Surry Carroll
Cities	Mount Airy
Physical characteristics
Main source	Pine Creek divide about 0.5 miles east of Wards Gap 2,615 ft (797 m) 36°40′18″N 080°37′06″W / 36.67167°N 80.61833°W / 36.67167; -80.61833
River mouth	Ararat River Mount Airy, North Carolina 975 ft (297 m) 36°28′33″N 080°37′06″W / 36.47583°N 80.61833°W / 36.47583; -80.61833
Length	17.24 mi (27.75 km)
Basin features
Progression	south
River system	Yadkin River
Basin size	35.97 square miles (93.2 km2)
Tributaries	Left: unnamed tributaries Right: Waterfall Branch Spur Branch Halls Branch
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 17.24 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

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

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

Course

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.

Watershed

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.