Jack Elliott Creek

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Jack Elliott Creek
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Location of the mouth of Jack Elliott Creek
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Jack Elliott Creek (British Columbia)
Location
CountryCanada
Province British Columbia
DistrictRenfrew Land District
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed slope
  coordinates 48°31′35″N124°13′27″W / 48.52632848976881°N 124.22420262455019°W / 48.52632848976881; -124.22420262455019 [1]
  elevation783 m (2,569 ft) [2]
Mouth Loss Creek
  coordinates
48°29′33″N124°16′00″W / 48.49250°N 124.26667°W / 48.49250; -124.26667 [3]
  elevation
117 m (384 ft)

Jack Elliott Creek is a river in the Renfrew Land District of British Columbia, Canada. Located on southern Vancouver Island, it flows from its source to its mouth as a right tributary of Loss Creek. [3] [1] [4] [5]

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Natural history

The mouth of the creek, below Highway 14, falls within Juan de Fuca Provincial Park. [4] [5]

Course

Jack Elliott Creek begins at an unnamed slope on the San Juan Ridge [1] at an elevation of 783 metres (2,569 ft). [2] It flows southwest, passes under Highway 14, and reaches its mouth as a right tributary of Loss Creek at an elevation of 117 metres (384 ft), south east of the settlement of Port Renfrew. Loss Creek flows to the Strait of Juan de Fuca on the Pacific Ocean. [3] [1] [4] [5]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Google Earth" . Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Jack Elliott Creek". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Jack Elliott Creek". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Juan de Fuca Marine Trail map" (PDF). BC Parks. Retrieved 22 October 2020.