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Rocky Creek (Lovills Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 36°30′38″N 080°37′17″W / 36.51056°N 80.62139°W / 36.51056; -80.62139
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Rocky Creek
Tributary to Lovills Creek
Map of Rocky Creek mouth location
Map of Rocky Creek mouth location
Location of Rocky Creek mouth
Map of Rocky Creek mouth location
Map of Rocky Creek mouth location
Rocky Creek (Lovills Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
CityMount Airy
Physical characteristics
SourcePauls Creek divide
 • locationabout 1 mile north of Toast, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°32′02″N 080°38′36″W / 36.53389°N 80.64333°W / 36.53389; -80.64333[1]
 • elevation1,200 ft (370 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
Mount Airy, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°30′38″N 080°37′17″W / 36.51056°N 80.62139°W / 36.51056; -80.62139[1]
 • elevation
1,024 ft (312 m)[3]
Length2.22 mi (3.57 km)[4]
Basin size1.74 square miles (4.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationLovills Creek
 • average2.64 cu ft/s (0.075 m3/s) at mouth with Lovills Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionLovills CreekArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesCity Lake
BridgesBoggs Drive, Westlake Drive, US 52, Hickory Street

Rocky Creek is a 2.22 mi (3.57 km) long 1st order tributary to Lovills Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.

Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Osborns Creek

Course

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Rocky Creek rises about 1 mile north of Toast, North Carolina in Surry County and then flows southeast to join Lovills Creek at Mount Airy.[3]

Watershed

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Rocky Creek drains 1.74 square miles (4.5 km2) of area, receives about 47.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 364.58, and is about 30% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Rocky Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Rocky Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 July 2021.