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Elevenmile Creek is a river on Douglas Island in the City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ), Alaska, United States. Its origin is in hills to the southeast and it flows northwest to Fritz Cove, a part of Stephens Passage; it is southwest of Entrance Point and west of the city of Juneau. The name refers to the stream's location, between the ten- and eleven-mile markers of the North Douglas Highway.〔 Accessed July 23, 2010.〕 The name was supplied by the United States Geological Survey in 1962 and it was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on March 31, 1981.〔(USGS GNIS Feature Detail Report: Elevenmile Creek ). Accessed July 23, 2010.〕 A chemical water quality record for the stream dates to 1967.〔 United States Geological Survey. December 18, 1998. Accessed July 23, 2010.〕 A 1986 panning of water from Elevenmile Creek exhibited a small amount of lead.〔 United States Department of the Interior. Accessed July 23, 2010.〕 A wood harvest area owned by the state of Alaska extends south of the highway from Cove Creek to Elevenmile Creek.〔 The stream also runs through CBJ-owned land.〔 Accessed July 23, 2010.〕 ==See also== *Fish Creek and Ninemile Creek are nearby streams on Douglas Island. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elevenmile Creek」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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