Loves Creek is a 5.59 mi (9.00 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Chatham County, North Carolina.

Loves Creek Tributary to Rocky River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Chatham
City	Siler City
Physical characteristics
Source	Brush Creek divide
• location	pond about 3 miles south-southwest of Siler City, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°40′34″N 079°29′26″W[1]
• elevation	705 ft (215 m)[2]
Mouth	Rocky River
• location	about 1 mile east of Siler City, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°43′58″N 079°24′12″W[1]
• elevation	488 ft (149 m)[2]
Length	5.59 mi (9.00 km)[3]
Basin size	8.19 square miles (21.2 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Rocky River
• average	10.68 cu ft/s (0.302 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Rocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Deep River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Siler City-Glendon Road, Pine Forest South Drive, US 421 (S Chatham Avenue), S 2nd Avenue, US 421, Progress Boulevard

Course

Loves Creek rises in a pond about 3 miles south-southwest of Siler City, North Carolina in Chatham County. Loves Creek then flows northeast through Siler City to join the Rocky River about 1 mile east of Siler City.[2]

Watershed

Loves Creek drains 8.19 square miles (21.2 km²) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 428.39 and is about 40% forested.[4]

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