Deer Creek (Nevada County, California)
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Deer Creek is a stream that flows through the
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Range in
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, USA. The stream begins above Scotts Flat Lake in the alpine region in the Tahoe National Forest, continues through the middle of downtown Nevada City, is a tributary to Lake Wildwood and ends as it enters the
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below Englebright Lake. The
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has issued a saf
advisory
for any fish caught in Deer Creek due to elevated levels of mercury.


Trail

The Deer Creek Tribute Trail is a series of walking trails constructed around the creek upstream from downtown Nevada City.Deer Creek Tribute Trail
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See also

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Grass Valley, California Grass Valley is a city in Nevada County, California, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 14,016. Situated at roughly in elevation in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, this norther ...


References

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