Lovills Creek
| Lovills Creek Tributary to Ararat River | |
|---|---|
Location of Lovills Creek mouth Lovills Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina Virginia |
| County | Surry Carroll |
| Cities | Mount Airy |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Pine Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles east of Wards Gap |
| • coordinates | 36°40′18″N 080°37′06″W / 36.67167°N 80.61833°W |
| • elevation | 2,615 ft (797 m) |
| Mouth | Ararat River |
• location | Mount Airy, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°28′33″N 080°37′06″W / 36.47583°N 80.61833°W |
• elevation | 975 ft (297 m) |
| Length | 17.24 mi (27.75 km) |
| Basin size | 35.97 square miles (93.2 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Ararat River |
| • average | 57.00 cu ft/s (1.614 m3/s) at mouth with Ararat River |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | School House Creek |
| • 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 17.24 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.