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]