Johns Creek is a stream in the

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. It is a tributary of the

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and was named in honor of John Fields, a local

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Indian.

Course

Johns Creek originates on the eastern slope of

Johns Mountain Johns Mountain is a summit in the U.S. state of Georgia. With an elevation of , Johns Mountain is the 666th highest summit in the state of Georgia. The mountain is located inside the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest.Walker County. From there, the stream flows south through the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest into Floyd County. South of the Floyd-Gordon county line, Johns Creek is joined by

Pocket Creek Pocket Creek is a stream in Floyd County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Pocket Creek was so named from a bend, or "pocket", in the river valley. The stream was formed from springs inside this valley. See also *List of rivers of Georgia (U.S. ...

and briefly flows west for about before turning south again. From there, the stream passes by Everett Springs. South of the national forest, Johns Creek forms the boundary between Floyd and

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counties, passing under

Georgia State Route 156 State Route 156 (SR 156) is a state highway that runs west-to-east through portions of Floyd and Gordon counties in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. Route description SR 156 begins at an intersection with U.S. Rout ...

. Eventually, the stream empties into the

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Fishing

Rainbow trout The rainbow trout (''Oncorhynchus mykiss'') is a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. The steelhead (sometimes called "steelhead trout") is an anadromous (sea-run) form of the coasta ...

is present on Johns Creek through

fish stocking Fish stocking is the practice of raising fish in a hatchery and releasing them into a river, lake or ocean to supplement existing populations or to create a population where previously none exists. Stocking may be done for the benefit of commercia ...

Redeye bass The Redeye bass, Redeye, or Coosa Bass (''Micropterus coosae'') is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) native to the Coosa River system of Georgia, Alabama. The waters it is normally found in are cool streams and r ...

is another species present on the stream.Johns Creek Calhoun, Georgia
Trails.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.Trout Time in the Mountains
gameandfishmag.com. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2017.

References

Rivers of Floyd County, Georgia Rivers of Gordon County, Georgia Rivers of Walker County, Georgia Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state) {{GeorgiaUS-river-stub