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]

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  1. ^ Turner, Dennis (1993). Places Names of Humboldt County, California. Orangevale, CA: Dennis W. Turner. p. 122. ISBN 0-9629617-1-X.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2015-04-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Six local Humboldt County waterways under attack: Over 600 times healthy bacteria level detected in creek - Humboldt Baykeeper".

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