Lovills Creek is a long 3rd order tributary to the

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. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Variant names

According to the

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, 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

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. Lovills Creek than flows south into

to join the

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.

References

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