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Creek in Arcata, California

Jolly Giant Creek, named after Jolly Giant Mill that was historically located along the creek, is an ephemeral creek in Arcata, California. Jolly Giant Creek has constructed wetlands that were constructed for water quality. In 2014 the North Coast regional water board recommended that Jolly Giant Creek be listed as an impaired waterway due to E. coli contamination 600 times greater than normal.

References

  1. Turner, Dennis (1993). Places Names of Humboldt County, California. Orangevale, CA: Dennis W. Turner. p. 122. ISBN 0-9629617-1-X.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2015-04-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Six local Humboldt County waterways under attack: Over 600 times healthy bacteria level detected in creek - Humboldt Baykeeper". Archived from the original on 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2015-04-15.

40°51′22″N 124°05′26″W / 40.8562°N 124.0906°W / 40.8562; -124.0906


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