Fish Creek (Douglas Island, Juneau, Alaska) Explained

Fish Creek
Pushpin Map:Alaska#North America
Mouth Coordinates:58.3306°N -134.5953°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Mouth Elevation:26feet

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 7miles 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]

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Notes and References

  1. [R. N. DeArmond|DeArmond, R. N.]
  2. Web site: Treading through time . Homer, Jill . October 2, 2009 . . June 4, 2010.
  3. Web site: May outing finds dippers near Fish Creek . Willson, Mary . May 21, 2010 . . June 4, 2010.
  4. DeArmond, R. N. Some Names Around Juneau. Sitka Press. 1957.
  5. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1894357 USGS GNIS Feature Detail Report: Fish Creek (historical)