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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]
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 .
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]
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 ...
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 ...
Alaska Highway News was the paper of record for Fort St. John, the North Peace River region, and Dawson Creek in northeastern British Columbia, Canada.Founded in 1943 by Margaret Lally "Ma" Murray, it was largely under corporate ownership for the rest of its 80-year-old publication history before being shuttered by Glacier Media in 2023.
The Fossil Creek Volcanics is a geologic formation in Alaska. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period. See also
The Alaska Highway portion of Route 2 was once proposed to be part of the U.S. Highway System, to be signed as part of U.S. Route 97.This proposal was initiated after British Columbia renumbered a series of highways to British Columbia Highway 97 between the Canada–United States border at U.S. 97's northern terminus south of Osoyoos, and the border with the Yukon territory south of Watson Lake.