Lovills Creek

Lovills Creek is a long 3rd order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Variant names

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

Lovel Creek
Lovels Creek
Lovets Creek
Loving Creek

Course

Lovills Creek rises about 0.5 miles east of Wards Gap on the Pine Creek divide in Carroll County, Virginia. Lovills Creek than flows south into Surry County, North Carolina to join the Ararat River at Mount Airy.

Watershed

Lovills Creek drains of area, receives about 49.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 318.89, and is about 57% forested.