The Shawneehaw Creek[2] is a stream in the North Carolina High Country and is named after a Cherokee word for a tree that blooms early in the Spring, the current name for the tree is Serviceberry, or sarvisberry, and is located in the town of Banner Elk.

With the headwaters beginning from the Southeastern slopes of Beech Mountain (nearby Shawnee Road/SR 1127).

It flows to NC 194 (Balm Highway/Main Street), then changes direction to Southwest and connects with Shoemaker Creek as it enters the town limits of Banner Elk.

The creek ends as it flows into the Mill Pond and joins the Elk River.

The North Carolina State University extension office, the town of Banner Elk, and the local property owners are the main players of the project.