Johns Creek (Jackson County, North Carolina)
Johns Creek is a stream in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
| Johns Creek Tributary to Caney Fork | |
|---|---|
Location of Johns Creek mouth Johns Creek (Jackson County, North Carolina) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Jackson |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Sugar Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles southwest of Sam Queens Gap |
| • coordinates | 35°17′43″N 083°03′22″W |
| • elevation | 3,420 ft (1,040 m) |
| Mouth | Caney Fork |
• location | about 1 mile southeast of Cowarts, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°17′30″N 083°06′08″W |
• elevation | 2,270 ft (690 m) |
| Length | 3.96 mi (6.37 km) |
| Basin size | 4.36 square miles (11.3 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Caney Fork |
| • average | 10.73 cu ft/s (0.304 m3/s) at mouth with Caney Fork |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally east |
| River system | Tuckasegee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Whittlers Trail, Johns Creek Road (x4), Rugged Mountain Drive, Johns Creek Road, Log Cabin Lane, Cabin View Lane, Johns Creek Road, Brown Mountain Drive, Johns Creek Road, Nicholson Cove Road, Caney Fork Road |
The stream derives its name from Chief John, a Native American.
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