School House Creek (Lovills Creek tributary)

Stream in North Carolina, USA

School House Creek

Tributary to Lovills Creek

Location of School House Creek mouth

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School House Creek (Lovills Creek tributary) (the United States)

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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[1]
• elevation| 1,290 ft (390 m)[2]
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[1]

• elevation

| 1,063 ft (324 m)[2]
Length| 1.56 mi (2.51 km)[3]
Basin size| 1.10 square miles (2.8 km2)[4]
Discharge|
• location| Lovills Creek
• average| 1.73 cu ft/s (0.049 m3/s) at mouth with Lovills Creek[4]
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

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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.[2]

## Watershed

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School House Creek drains 1.10 square miles (2.8 km2) of area, receives about 47.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 329.52, and is about 53% forested.[4]

## See also

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* List of North Carolina Rivers

## References

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

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