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Alaska has about 67 named artificial reservoirs, [1] approximately 167 named dams, [2] and about 3,197 officially named natural lakes, [C] [ 3 ] [B] out of over 3,000,000 unnamed natural lakes. [ 4 ] For named natural lakes, see the list of lakes of Alaska .
The Fossil Creek Volcanics is a geologic formation in Alaska. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period. See also
This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Alaska, U.S. Sites. Group or Formation ... Fossil Creek Volcanics Formation ...
Most of the workers were Apache and Mojave Indians, who built a dam, powerhouse, and about 8,800 feet (2,700 m) of concrete flumes to carry water to the Childs plant, along the Verde River near the mouth of the creek. [2] [3] The Irving plant, along the creek between Childs and Fossil Springs, was constructed in 1915–16. [2]
Known by the U.S. Forest Service as the "crown jewel", the Tongass stretches across 17 million acres of land and is Alaska's largest National Forest. [35] Alaska Wilderness League describes the Tongass as "one of the last remaining intact temperate rainforests in the world". [36] 70,000 people inhabit the region. [35]
Before Fossil Creek reaches the former Irving Power Plant, it leaves the Fossil Springs Wilderness, and below the plant, it enters the Mazatzal Wilderness of the Tonto National Forest. [5] Forest Road 708 (Fossil Creek Road) follows the creek for 2.5 miles (4.0 km) along this stretch, [4] crossing the creek once at Fossil Creek Bridge. [8]
In his report, he noted that it would be possible to build a road between Prince William Sound to the Yukon River. [ 6 ] : 4 Shortly after his expedition, gold discoveries in the late 1880s to mid 1890s north of the Alaska Range, such as in the Fortymile Mining District , at Birch Creek near Circle , and in the western Yukon , put pressure on ...
The route proceeds on to a 0.5 mi (0.8 km) portion of road known as the "Rock Cut at Portage Lake" by the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF). This road passes along the coast of Portage Lake, [12] and borders a large, man-made cliff to the north (hence the name "Rock Cut"). This portion of the route terminates at ...