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Paint Creek (Johnson County, Kentucky)

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Paint Creek is the only designated trout stream in Johnson County. The water level of the creek is dependent upon rainfall, and can vary from very shallow to deep and rapid depending on recent weather conditions. Fishermen can expect to catch
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Paint Creek rises in extreme western Johnson County and begins to flow southeast. In 1983, part of Paint Creek was impounded, forming
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U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Paint Creek
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paint Creek
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Historical Overview of Paintsville and Johnson County
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United States
Kentucky
Johnson County, Kentucky
Johnson County
KY
37°53′50″N 82°59′16″W / 37.89722°N 82.98778°W / 37.89722; -82.98778
Mouth
Levisa Fork
Paintsville
KY
37°48′51″N 82°47′31″W / 37.81417°N 82.79194°W / 37.81417; -82.79194
tributary
Levisa Fork
Johnson County
Kentucky
Adena Indian
ideographs
white birch trees
Paintsville Lake
Paintsville
brown trout
rainbow trout
small mouth bass
bream
rock bass
crappie
catfish
white sucker
creek chubs

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