| School House Creek Tributary to Lovills Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of School House Creek mouthShow map of North Carolina School House Creek (Lovills Creek tributary) (the United States)Show map of the United States | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Surry |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Johnson Creek divide |
| • location | about 1 mile north of Mount Airy, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°53′20″N 080°36′49″W / 36.88889°N 80.61361°W / 36.88889; -80.61361 |
| • elevation | 1,290 ft (390 m) |
| Mouth | |
| • location | about 0.5 miles west of Salem, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°32′19″N 080°37′17″W / 36.53861°N 80.62139°W / 36.53861; -80.62139 |
| • elevation | 1,063 ft (324 m) |
| Length | 1.56 mi (2.51 km) |
| Basin size | 1.10 square miles (2.8 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lovills Creek |
| • average | 1.73 cu ft/s (0.049 m/s) at mouth with Lovills Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lovills Creek → Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Cross Creek Drive, Greenhill Road |
School House Creek is a 1.56 mi (2.51 km) 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.
Watershed
School House Creek drains 1.10 square miles (2.8 km) of area, receives about 47.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 329.52, and is about 53% forested.
See also
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail - School House Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "School House Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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