School House Creek (Lovills Creek tributary)

{{Short description|Stream in North Carolina, USA}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

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| name = School House Creek

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| name_other = Tributary to Lovills Creek

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of School House Creek mouth

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| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = United States

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = North Carolina

| subdivision_type3 = County

| subdivision_name3 = Surry

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| length = {{convert|1.56|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |website=epa.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=US EPA |access-date=24 July 2021}}

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| discharge1_location = Lovills Creek

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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|1.73|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Lovills Creek{{cite web |title=School House Creek Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=9244210 |website=US EPA Geoviewer |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=24 July 2021}}

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| source1 = unnamed tributary to Johnson Creek divide

| source1_location = about 1 mile north of Mount Airy, North Carolina

| source1_coordinates = {{coord|36|53|20|N|080|36|49|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - School House Creek |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1731656,School%20House%20Creek |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=25 July 2021}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|1,290|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Get Maps |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/36.5461/-80.6188 |website=USGS Topoview |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=25 July 2021 |language=en}}

| mouth_location = about 0.5 miles west of Salem, North Carolina

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| mouth_elevation = {{convert|1,063|ft|abbr=on}}

| progression = Lovills CreekArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean

| river_system = Yadkin River

| basin_size = {{convert|1.10|sqmi}}

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| tributaries_left = unnamed tributaries

| tributaries_right = unnamed tributaries

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| bridges = Cross Creek Drive, Greenhill Road

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School House Creek is a {{convert|1.56|mi|km|abbr=on}} long 1st order tributary to Lovills Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.

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.

Watershed

School House Creek drains {{convert|1.10|sqmi}} of area, receives about 47.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 329.52, and is about 53% forested.

See also

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Category:Rivers of Surry County, North Carolina

Category:Rivers of North Carolina

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