Elevenmile Creek

Elevenmile Creek
Origin Douglas Island
Mouth Fritz Cove,
Stephens Passage
Basin countries United States
Mouth elevation 0 ft (0 m)

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 1.6 miles (2.6 km) southwest of Entrance Point and 8.6 miles (13.8 km) 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.[1] 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.[2]

A chemical water quality record for the stream dates to 1967.[3] A 1986 panning of water from Elevenmile Creek exhibited a small amount of lead.[4]

A wood harvest area owned by the state of Alaska extends south of the highway from Cove Creek to Elevenmile Creek.[1] The stream also runs through CBJ-owned land.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 City and Borough of Juneau Tree Cutting Policy PDF (1.22 MB) Accessed July 23, 2010.
  2. ↑ USGS GNIS Feature Detail Report: Elevenmile Creek. Accessed July 23, 2010.
  3. ↑ Streamflow and Water Quality Records - Southeast Alaska PDF (57.38 KB) United States Geological Survey. December 18, 1998. Accessed July 23, 2010.
  4. ↑ Juneau Gold Belt Area, 1986 Update PDF (2.48 MB) United States Department of the Interior. Accessed July 23, 2010.
  5. ↑ Unit 10a - Northwest Douglas Island PDF (1.26 MB) Accessed July 23, 2010.

Coordinates: 58°19′12″N 134°38′36″W / 58.32000°N 134.64333°W / 58.32000; -134.64333

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