Rocky Creek is a 2.22 mi (3.57 km) long 1st order tributary to Lovills Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.
| Rocky Creek Tributary to Lovills Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Rocky Creek mouth  Rocky Creek (Lovills Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Surry |
| City | Mount Airy |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Pauls Creek divide |
| • location | about 1 mile north of Toast, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°32′02″N 080°38′36″W / 36.53389°N 80.64333°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,200 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[1] |
• elevation | 1,024 ft (312 m)[3] |
| Length | 2.22 mi (3.57 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 1.74 square miles (4.5 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lovills Creek |
| • average | 2.64 cu ft/s (0.075 m3/s) at mouth with Lovills Creek[5] |
| 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 |
| Waterbodies | City Lake |
| Bridges | Boggs Drive, Westlake Drive, US 52, Hickory Street |
Variant names
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Osborns Creek
Course
editRocky 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
editRocky 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Rocky Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Rocky Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 July 2021.