Johns Creek (Jackson County, North Carolina)

Johns Creek
Tributary to Caney Fork
Location of Johns Creek mouth
Johns Creek (Jackson County, North Carolina) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyJackson
Physical characteristics
SourceSugar Creek divide
  locationabout 0.5 miles southwest of Sam Queens Gap
  coordinates35°17′43″N 083°03′22″W / 35.29528°N 83.05611°W / 35.29528; -83.05611
  elevation3,420 ft (1,040 m)
MouthCaney Fork
  location
about 1 mile southeast of Cowarts, North Carolina
  coordinates
35°17′30″N 083°06′08″W / 35.29167°N 83.10222°W / 35.29167; -83.10222
  elevation
2,270 ft (690 m)
Length3.96 mi (6.37 km)
Basin size4.36 square miles (11.3 km2)
Discharge 
  locationCaney Fork
  average10.73 cu ft/s (0.304 m3/s) at mouth with Caney Fork
Basin features
Progressiongenerally east
River systemTuckasegee River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWhittlers 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

Johns Creek is a stream in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

The stream derives its name from Chief John, a Native American.