Eldorado Creek

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Eldorado Creek is a historically significant stream in the Yukon Territory of Canada, famed as one of the richest placer gold sites during the Klondike Gold Rush.

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Eldorado Creek canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf placer gold mining site
stream
continent North America
country Canada
discoveredGoldIn 1896
drainageBasin Yukon River basin
linked to: Yukon River
economicActivity gold mining
goldRush Klondike Gold Rush
hasAlternativeSpelling El Dorado Creek
Eldorado Gulch
hasEconomicSignificance major contributor to Klondike gold output
hasHeritageStatus historic mining area
hasLanguageRegion English
hasMiningType placer mining
hasNameOrigin El Dorado (legendary city of gold)
historicalPeriod Klondike Gold Rush
knownFor rich placer gold deposits
role in the Klondike Gold Rush
locatedIn Klondike region
linked to: Klondike River area

Yukon Territory
northwestern Canada
subarctic climate zone
locatedNear Dawson City
partOf Klondike River basin
linked to: Klondike River

historic Klondike goldfields
region Yukon
resource gold
tourismType gold rush heritage tourism
tributaryOf Bonanza Creek

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Yukon goldfields contains Eldorado Creek