Jolly Giant Creek

Jolly Giant Creek, named after Jolly Giant Mill that was historically located along the creek,[1] is an ephemeral creek in Arcata, California. Jolly Giant Creek has constructed wetlands that were constructed for water quality.[2] 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.[3]

References
  1. Turner, Dennis (1993). Places Names of Humboldt County, California. Orangevale, CA: Dennis W. Turner. p. 122. ISBN 0-9629617-1-X.
  2. http://humboldt-dspace.calstate.edu/bitstream/handle/2148/868/EFFICIENCY%20OF%20FECAL%20COLIFORM%2c%20PHOSPHOROUS%20AND%20SUSPENDED%20SOLIDS%20%20%20REMOVAL%20IN%20SUBURBAN%20STORM%20WATER%20WETLANDS%2c%20ARCATA%2c%20CALIFORNIA.pdf?sequence=1
  3. http://www.humboldtbaykeeper.org/news/press/911-six-local-humboldt-county-waterways-under-attack-over-600-times-healthy-bacteria-level-detected-in-creek.html


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