Fish Creek | |
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Grizzly bear at Fish Creek in Hyder, Alaska. | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location |
Cropley Lake, Douglas Island |
Mouth | |
• location |
Fritz Cove, Stephens Passage |
• coordinates | 58°19′50″N 134°35′43″W / 58.33056°N 134.59528°W |
• elevation | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
Fish Creek is a river on Douglas Island in the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska, United States. Its origin is Cropley Lake, and it flows into Fritz Cove, a part of Stephens Passage. It is 7 miles (11 km) northwest of the city of Juneau.
The Treadwell gold mine used water from Fish Creek as early as 1885. [1] The Treadwell Ditch, constructed in 1889, brought water sixteen miles from the river to the mines. [2]
American dippers were noted nesting near the river in May 2010. [3]
Fish Creek also refers to a historical settlement at the mouth of the stream. Homestead claims were filed in 1880, and a school was established in 1936. [4] [5]
Fish Creek | |
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Grizzly bear at Fish Creek in Hyder, Alaska. | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location |
Cropley Lake, Douglas Island |
Mouth | |
• location |
Fritz Cove, Stephens Passage |
• coordinates | 58°19′50″N 134°35′43″W / 58.33056°N 134.59528°W |
• elevation | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
Fish Creek is a river on Douglas Island in the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska, United States. Its origin is Cropley Lake, and it flows into Fritz Cove, a part of Stephens Passage. It is 7 miles (11 km) northwest of the city of Juneau.
The Treadwell gold mine used water from Fish Creek as early as 1885. [1] The Treadwell Ditch, constructed in 1889, brought water sixteen miles from the river to the mines. [2]
American dippers were noted nesting near the river in May 2010. [3]
Fish Creek also refers to a historical settlement at the mouth of the stream. Homestead claims were filed in 1880, and a school was established in 1936. [4] [5]