Spring Creek (Madison County, North Carolina)

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Spring Creek is a tributary stream of the French Broad River in Madison County, North Carolina with a length of approximately 17 miles. It flows in much of its lower course through a section of the Pisgah National Forest and passes the communities of Trust, Luck, and Joe. It joins the French Broad river in Hot Springs, North Carolina.

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