School House Creek is a 1.56 mi (2.51 km) long 1st order tributary to Lovills Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.
| School House Creek Tributary to Lovills Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of School House Creek mouth  School House Creek (Lovills Creek tributary) (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[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[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 |
Course
editSchool 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
editSchool 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - School House Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "School House Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 July 2021.