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
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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[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[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

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

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

• List of North Carolina Rivers

References