Dukes Creek is the creek in White County,

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, on which gold was found in 1828. The discovery of gold in White County and neighboring Lumpkin County led to the

Georgia Gold Rush The Georgia Gold Rush was the second significant gold rush in the United States and the first in Georgia, and overshadowed the previous rush in North Carolina. It started in 1829 in present-day Lumpkin County near the county seat, Dahlonega, an ...

. The creek is approximately long. file geodatabase (GDB) at ftp://rockyftp.cr.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Hydro/FileGDB101/

Course

Dukes Creek rises right off of State Route 348 at the

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of Bear Den Creek and Little Low Gap Branch, about 2 miles west of

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, and flows into the

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just east of the intersection between State Route 17 and State Route 75 southeast of Helen. The creek receives

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from Dodd Creek, Dover Creek, and Ash Creek on its way to the Chattahoochee River. The 150 foot Dukes Creek Falls, which are actually located on Davis Creek at its

with Dukes Creek, are accessed by a hiking trail called the Dukes Creek Trail. There is an observation platform at the falls. Dukes Creek Falls is one of four

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in the

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near

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that are popular destinations. Two of the other waterfalls,

Anna Ruby Falls Anna Ruby Falls is located near Unicoi State Park in White County near Helen, Georgia. The waterfall is accessible via a half mile (800 m) paved trail from a public use area with a small admittance charge. The Anna Ruby Falls Trail is designat ...

and

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, are also in White County and the third waterfall, DeSoto Falls, is in neighboring

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. The Smithgall Woods – Dukes Creek Conservation Area also includes a portion of Dukes Creek.

Sub-watershed details

The creek watershed is designated by the

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as sub- watershed HUC 031300010103, is named Dukes Creek sub-watershed, and drains an area of about 22 square miles west and south of Helen, as well as west and south of the Chattahoochee River headwaters.

References

External links

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Archives of White County, Roadside Georgia

Smithgall Woods Conservation Area and Lodge

Dukes Creek Falls Trail: Photos, Maps & Driving Directions
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Dukes Creek Falls Dukes Creek is the creek in White County, Georgia, on which gold was found in 1828. The discovery of gold in White County and neighboring Lumpkin County led to the Georgia Gold Rush. The creek is approximately long. file geodatabase (GDB) at ftp: ...

Dukes Creek Dukes Creek is the creek in White County, Georgia, on which gold was found in 1828. The discovery of gold in White County and neighboring Lumpkin County led to the Georgia Gold Rush. The creek is approximately long. file geodatabase (GDB) at ftp: ...

Protected areas of White County, Georgia Rivers of White County, Georgia

Course

Sub-watershed details

See also

References

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